In the regular session of its quarterly meeting on Saturday, via Zoom, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt amendments to the University’s Sexual Harassment Policy, UVI has made known. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is a federal law that states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal assistance. Title IX applies to all educational institutions that receive federal funds. The Office of Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education (US DOE) enforces Title IX regulations. In May 2020, the U.S. D.O.E. took action intended to strengthen Title IX protections for survivors of sexual misconduct and…
The Trump administration on Thursday signed a preliminary agreement to pursue a land swap between the…
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has awarded $312,750 in scholarship awards and…
University of the Virgin Islands sophomores Omaira Rachid and J’Mari Clarke were awarded $5,000 in scholarships…
Board of Education Blocks Dept. of Education…
Ernice Gilbert September 24, 2020The Department of Education on Wednesday said it would move forward with grading even as department…
Virtual Learning Hours, Lack of Devices for Hundreds…
Maxiene K. Cabo September 24, 2020Facing criticism from parents and pressing questions from lawmakers, the V.I. Dept. of Education on…
UVI Ranked #7 Top Public School Among Southern…
Staff Consortium September 18, 2020In the much-anticipated release of its 2021 edition, U.S. News & World Report published its Best Colleges…
USVI Native and Bestselling Author Secures 90…
Staff Consortium September 15, 2020The U.S. Virgin Islands will be receiving 90 of the much-needed laptops and tablets to enable children…
The Department of Education said Wednesday that "all public-school students will learn from home on Mon., Sept. 14, whether they have technology or not." But the department did not respond to a reques...
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has announced that it is offering grants to support virtual learning. According to the release, the purpose of the CFVI’s Virtual Learning...
The V.I. Department of Education Division of Operations announced Tuesday that it will hold the first of several virtual community meetings at 3 p.m., Thurs., Sept. 3 on D.O.E.'s Facebook page to shar...
The University of the Virgin Islands' Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC announced Monday the release of “Powering Through a Blackout,” a resource guide for energizing various devices and too...
The Department of Education announced Monday that in keeping with Governor Albert Bryan's August 29 extension of the territory’s Stay-at-Home Order, the reopening of public schools has been delayed ...
Three recent University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) graduates participating in a 10-week summer internship program at Sandia National Laboratories played an important role in developing a cybersecurit...
The University of the Virgin Islands announced Monday that come this Fall, it will offer a new minor in data science. The new program, housed in the School of Science and Mathematics, is a multidiscip...
After announcing last week that learning would be virtual-only until at least February 2021, the Department of Education on Thursday detailed the plan, providing information on a myriad of important i...
The University of the Virgin Islands said Tuesday it will host its first Virtual Fall 2020 convocation for new and transfer students from both the Albert A. Sheen and St. Thomas Campuses. The joint ce...
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