In response to an uptick in virus transmission in Virginia and nationwide, UVA will begin all undergraduate courses online and delay in-person instruction and move-in dates by two weeks.
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.
In the growing field of environmental justice, assistant professor Kimberly Fields studies how government and community responses can make a difference in addressing issues of environmental inequality.
Kiki Petrosino explores her connections as a UVA alumna to her ancestral roots in Virginia, and teaches students that archival research can lead to poetry connecting with the humanity of people in the past.
For generations, it’s been an honor to live in one of UVA’s historic Lawn rooms for most fourth-year students. Now students with special needs will get to share in that honor, too.
UVA Engineering students with dashed summer plans are now teaching STEM classes to local children on topics ranging from Harry Potter to crime scene forensics.
A national coaches’ association recognized Tomas Woldetensae and Austin Katstra, members of the reigning NCAA champion UVA basketball team, for their academic achievement – and then honored the whole team.
Despite unusual circumstances, organizers plan to virtually present more than 50 films, along with the robust faculty and expert discussions for which the festival, a program of UVA, is known. They also hope to reach new online audiences.
Heritage Theatre Festival has been entertaining audiences in the Charlottesville community for 46 years. Here’s a comprehensive history of UVA’s own professional summer theatre.
The University launched the one-time 2020 UVA Bridge Scholarship to help students whose parents or caregivers suffered pay cuts, furloughs or even job loss because of the pandemic.
