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The University has been had eight presidents; the current one is Teresa A. Sullivan, who has held the position since August of 2010. A professor of sociology, she had 20 years of prior experience in university administration.<ref>http://www.provost.umich.edu/about/senior_staff/pdf/Sullivan2010vita.pdf</ref>

The University has been had eight presidents; the current one is Teresa A. Sullivan, who has held the position since August of 2010. A professor of sociology, she had 20 years of prior experience in university administration.<ref>http://www.provost.umich.edu/about/senior_staff/pdf/Sullivan2010vita.pdf</ref>

In 1888 the school implemented orange and blue as the official athletic colors, and the official mascot is the Cavalier. An informal nickname for the school’s teams (and by extension the students in general) is “Wahoos” or “’Hoos”. 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. An informal nickname for the school’s teams (and by extension the students in general) is “Wahoos” or “’Hoos”. A wahoo is "a fish that, according to student legend, can drink twice its weight in a day," 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 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.