With a planned virtual discussion happening as chaos unfolded at the U.S. Capitol, politics professor Larry Sabato and his guests – some on the scene in Washington, D.C. – helped viewers grapple with what they were seeing.
The series features stories written by faculty authors and by researchers who serve on the President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation, or who conduct research as part of the commission’s responsibilities.
One in an occasional series about the findings of the president’s commissions on Slavery and on the University in the Age of Segregation. This installment examines the false narratives of statues, including the George Rogers Clark statue.
Paul Martin teaches a course aimed at improving experiences for first-generation students at UVA, while also participating in a wide range of activities for the betterment of the Charlottesville community.
UVA will begin in-person undergraduate instruction on Feb. 1, with some modifications to health and safety protocols. Residence hall move-in will proceed as planned, as will graduate and professional program instruction.
The outreach is just one of many the Jefferson Trust has helped create over the years. The trust’s flash-funding grant cycle is currently taking place.
Alhassan, a first-generation college student and 2020 graduate, looks back on her time at UVA after coming to Grounds when she was only 16. She hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon.
“The Booker T. Washington Papers” is considered one of the great documentary editions in American scholarship. Washington had close ties to Black leaders in Charlottesville.
Architecture alumna Leigh Hassler explains how she and fellow historic preservationists are using steam to carefully strip away layers of paint on Pavilion VIII’s marble capitals.
