CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia’s governing body voted unanimously Tuesday to reinstate ousted President Teresa Sullivan, projecting a united front it hoped would end a divisive 16 days on the state’s flagship campus.

“There is no time for residual hostility toward anyone perceived to be on the other side of recent disagreements,” Sullivan told an adoring crowd of hundreds on the school’s historic Lawn. “We can go forward with what is best for the university only if we go forward together.”