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������’s Stephanie F. Dailey, an assistant professor of counseling in the College of Education and Human Development, recently discussed the importance of access to natural support systems and counseling after an incident of mass violence, such as a school shooting.

Ingrid Guerra-López, PhD has been named the next dean of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at ������. She will assume this role on July 1, 2022.

������ is the most diverse and most innovative institution in Virginia according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report for its 2022 Best Colleges List, reflecting the university’s mission of providing access to excellence. Six programs made the top 100, including engineering, which rose 16 spots in the past year.

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, the Virginia Network for Women in Higher Education named Anne Holton as the 2021 Outstanding Woman Leader in Virginia Higher Education. She was selected from a pool of 30 nominees to become the third recipient of the award, which honors women who serve as role models to other women, display a commitment to developing and fostering the empowerment of women leaders, and exemplify leadership, success and service. 

������'s inaugural virtual 5k and other wellness programming in October 2020 earned a silver designation from the Exercise Is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) program—an initiative supported by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Association.

������ has two online graduate programs ranked first in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report, leading the state in curriculum and instruction and accounting.