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[[File:Secretary Kerry Walks With UVA President Sullivan.jpg|thumb|left|President Sullivan walks with Secretary of State John Kerry]]

[[File:Secretary Kerry Walks With UVA President Sullivan.jpg|thumb|left|President Sullivan walks with Secretary of State John Kerry]]

The University has had eight presidents. The current one is Teresa A. Sullivan, who has held the position since August 2010. A former professor of [[Sociology]] and "leading scholar in labor force demography," Dr. Sullivan was hailed on her selection as "an extraordinary talent who brings to the University an enormous depth and breadth of experience in every aspect of public higher education."<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=10680</ref>

The University has had nine presidents. The current one is John E. Ryan, who has held the position since August 2018. A former lawyer (JD, University of Virginia School of Law), Ryan was previously dean of the [[Harvard University|Harvard]] Graduate School of Education.<ref>https://president.virginia.edu/about-president</ref>

In 1888 the school implemented orange and blue as the official athletic colors, and the official mascot is the Cavalier, also referred to as the Wahoos. A Wahoo is a fish that can drink three times its weight,{{fact}} a clear reference to the University's rampant underage drinking.<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/22/charlottesville/index.html</ref>

In 1888 the school implemented orange and blue as the official athletic colors, and the official mascot is the Cavalier, also referred to as the Wahoos. A Wahoo is a fish that can drink three times its weight,{{fact}} a clear reference to the University's rampant underage drinking.<ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/22/charlottesville/index.html</ref>

''U.S News and World Report'' ranks the University of Virginia as number 23 in the best "national universities, public and private" category, tied with [[Georgetown University]]. It also holds the number 1 spot for the best public university for the 2010 year. For the past eleven years it has ranked as either number one or number two in this category.

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the University of Virginia the third best public national university and twenty-fifth best national university for 2019.<ref>http://www.virginia.edu/facts</ref>

In November 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine printed an article about gang rape at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.  In response, the President ordered all fraternity activities suspended until January 2015.  Subsequently, ''Rolling Stone'' disavowed its article.  Associate Dean Nicole Eramo, who counseled rape victims, was reassigned to other duties and received anonymous threats.  She then sued ''Rolling Stone'' and the author of the article for libel.  On November 7, 2016, a jury in federal district court awarded Eramo a $3 million verdict.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/jury-to-deliberate-damages-to-u-va-dean-in-rolling-stone-defamation-lawsuit/2016/11/07/e2aa2eb0-a506-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html|title=Jury awards $3 million in damages to U-Va. dean for Rolling Stone defamation|work=Washington Post|first=T. Rees |last=Shapiro |date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=Nov. 8,2016}}</ref>

In November 2014, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine printed an article about gang rape at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.  In response, the president ordered all fraternity activities suspended until January 2015.  Subsequently, ''Rolling Stone'' disavowed its article.  Associate Dean Nicole Eramo, who counseled rape victims, was reassigned to other duties and received anonymous threats.  She then sued ''Rolling Stone'' and the author of the article for libel.  On November 7, 2016, a jury in federal district court awarded Eramo a $3 million verdict.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/jury-to-deliberate-damages-to-u-va-dean-in-rolling-stone-defamation-lawsuit/2016/11/07/e2aa2eb0-a506-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html|title=Jury awards $3 million in damages to U-Va. dean for Rolling Stone defamation|work=Washington Post|first=T. Rees |last=Shapiro |date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=Nov. 8,2016}}</ref>

== Bastion of Liberalism ==  

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