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Visit the nation's first public four-year Black college in Ettrick, VA

Central Virginia is home to Virginia State University, the first four-year state-supported college for Black students in the nation.

Virginia Cavaliers March Madness Hub: Schedule, Seed, Opponent, and Path to Final Four

The Virginia Cavaliers are officially in the Big Dance. There was no doubt, of course, about whether the Hoos were going to get in, but it was about where, wha ...

The Best and Worst Case Scenarios For Virginia On Selection Sunday

Selection Sunday is officially here for college basketball, and one of the most highly anticipated days of the year has returned. In anticipation of one of the ...

Bracket Watch: UMBC is back in the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time since pulling a 16-over-1 upset

Baltimore County is back in the NCAA Tournament. UMBC is headed to the Big Dance for the first time since 2018, when the ...

Three titles in four years: Jon Scheyer and Duke are the ACC’s undeniable standard

Down two starters, Duke becomes the first team in over 25 years to sweep the ACC regular-season and tournament title in consecutive seasons.
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Virginia’s economy expected to slow in 2026, then rebound

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service forecasts modest economic growth, fewer jobs and rising unemployment this year.