Recent Articles by
Lorenzo Perez
May 03, 2017
Mark Doty’s place in contemporary literature as a peerless poet and memoirist makes him an ideal Kapnick Writer-in-Residence, UVA creative writing faculty members say.
April 18, 2017
UVA is at the forefront of a growing campaign to build awareness and action around the importance of reactive nitrogen as a lesser-known component of climate-forcing greenhouse gases and a major contributor to acid rain, dead zones and smog.
March 01, 2017
It is one thing to admire the work of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg; it is quite another to perform it with them watching intently from the front row.
February 14, 2017
The fourth Kapnick Distinguished Writer-in-Residence earned glowing reviews for his three weeks on Grounds, which included well-attended events and intimate, one-to-one talks with aspiring writers.
December 01, 2016
The dynamic, new offering will place first-year students on a path of global engagement that will carry through their careers at UVA and beyond.
November 28, 2016
Ruffin Distinguished Artists-in-Residence Laura Doggett, Terri Weifenbach and J. Morgan Puett will bring to Grounds a variety of perspectives and backgrounds.
November 01, 2016
One of the things that makes the Virginia Film Festival unique is the participation of UVA faculty and staff members, whose informed input enriches the experience for festival-goers.
October 11, 2016
Historians, scholars, activists and filmmakers will gather on Grounds next week to explore the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of Bond’s work.
September 18, 2016
Novelist Salman Rushdie spoke about the importance of free speech during the UVA-sponsored “Human/Ties” festival commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
September 07, 2016
A UVA-sponsored festival to celebrate the 50th birthday of the National Endowment of the Humanities is bringing internationally acclaimed writers, artists and scholars to Charlottesville next week.