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Board approves faculty tenure, tuition and fees, debt-policy certification and a DEI compliance resolution; elects student representative
Summary
Board voted to approve tenure for 13 faculty, a new MS in Clinical Psychology, certification that the university meets its debt-management policy, proposed 2025-26 tuition and fees, elected Dominica Butler as student representative, and adopted a DEI compliance resolution directing a 30-day compliance update.
Votes at a glance: The Board took several formal actions during the meeting. Committee chairs presented action items and the board moved, seconded, and approved each by voice vote as reported in the meeting transcript.
Key actions and outcomes reported:
- Tenure approvals: The Academic Excellence & Student Success committee brought forward a motion to approve tenure for 13 faculty members. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- New degree program: The committee also presented a motion to approve a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology; the motion was moved, seconded, and approved.
- Debt-policy certification: The Business Affairs & Audit committee recommended the board certify that the university is in compliance with its debt-management policy (university debt-burden ratio well below the allowable 7%); the motion was moved and approved.
- Tuition and fees: The board approved the proposed 20252026 tuition and fees beginning in Fall 2025 as presented by the Business Affairs & Audit committee; the motion was moved, seconded, and approved.
- Closed session and student representative: The board convened in closed session under Va. Code a7 2.2-3711(a) for personnel, scholastic records and legal consultation; after returning to open session the board moved to elect Dominica Butler as the student representative to serve 20252026; motion moved, seconded and approved.
- DEI compliance resolution: Board member Tyler (S9) read a resolution referencing the 01/21/2025 executive order "Ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity," Title VI and other federal civil-rights law, and committing the university to ensure that programs, policies and actions comply with those directives. The board voted to adopt the resolution and directed the president to update the board on compliance within 30 days.
Vote records: Votes were taken by voice; the transcript records motions, seconders and voice votes of "Aye" for each action. No roll-call tallies with individual yes/no votes were recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
