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Jane Kelly
October 09, 2013
One of the world’s leading practitioners of contemplative sciences, Deepak Chopra, will be joined Oct. 15 by prize-winning journalist Arianna Huffington for a public meditation session on the Lawn.
September 25, 2013
A U.Va. tradition, Friday’s Fall Convocation will feature the awarding of Intermediate Honors, the presenting of the Thomas Jefferson Awards and a speech by Dorrie Fontaine, dean of the School of Nursing.
September 25, 2013
With more and more activity in China, the University has tapped an expert on educational ventures there to lead its new outreach efforts.
September 11, 2013
John Hawley and former U.Va. colleague Steven Balbus will receive the Shaw Prize, which includes a goal medal and $1 million.
September 05, 2013
Several U.Va. faculty members can comment on Syria in days leading up to the U.S. Congress vote about whether or not the U.S. should engage in a military strike.
August 30, 2013
Debate over U.S. strikes on Syria is rising in Washington. Sept. 3, U.Va. students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will hear firsthand from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who is helping to lead a bipartisan effort to reform the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
August 28, 2013
Students, do you want to join the growing number of your peers who make study abroad an integral part of their education at U.Va.? There will be one-stop-shopping for education-abroad programs at Thursday’s annual Study Abroad Fair in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
August 16, 2013
This is the time of year when college-aged students, from the United States and other countries, gear up to re-enter the intellectual life. The University of Virginia has some special programs that help its students from around the globe make that transition not only stress-free, but easy.
August 08, 2013
Dean Harry Harding spent some of his summer leading a Batten delegation that built contacts with several Chinese universities. The students’ push for greater international focus is also extending to future hires at Batten.