University of Virginia board votes to reinstate ousted president

CHARLOTTESVILLE – The University of Virginia Board of Visitors voted unanimously Tuesday to reinstate ousted President Teresa Sullivan, cutting a deal that aims to end 16 days of turmoil on the state’s storied campus.

The vote reversed the board’s June 10 decision to force out Sullivan as the school’s top administrator and was welcomed by hundreds of students and faculty gathered outside the meeting calling for her return. The crowd could be heard from the second-story room cheering on the Lawn outside.