Much of the attention given to undermatching is due to the work of Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby, especially research in conjunction with Richard Avery from Harvard University and Sarah Turner from the University of Virginia. In their 2012 paper, “The Missing One-Offs: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students,” Hoxby and Avery concluded that there are far more of those students than admissions officers know.

We’re pleased to see the University of Virginia looking outward in its new strategic plan, even as it also looks inward toward strengthening its foundation, mission and values. And by “looking outward,” we especially have in mind the university’s connection with its immediate neighbors — Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

Virginia is in the midst of a multi-pronged effort to attract, train and retain more teachers. The University of Virginia has helped tackle that effort in part by creating entirely new undergraduate degrees in education.

Morse brings her experience with the United States women’s national soccer team. The East Lansing High School graduate and rising senior at the University of Virginia has represented the red, white and blue at the U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 youth levels, including the U-20 World Cup last summer. And now, she has brought that talent to United, whose goals for this year include winning the conference title and the UWS national tournament.
 

Trump has emerged as the central issue in the Democratic primary battle so far, and for the moment that appears to be benefiting Biden, said UVA political analyst Larry Sabato. “A large majority tell pollsters they want, above all, someone who will beat Trump,” Sabato said.
 

W. Bradford Wilcox summarized some of the research a few years ago in The Atlantic, noting that fathers play differently, encourage risk and help children explore boundaries. The “difference good dads make” includes a decrease in teenage delinquency, pregnancy and depression, wrote Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
 

The idea can be traced all the way back to President George Washington, who claimed it in 1792 when Congress asked him to turn over documents related to an unsuccessful military operation against Native Americans, according to Mark Rozell’s report on the history of executive privilege for UVA’s Miller Center.
 

Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said President Trump might miss Sarah Sanders, but White House reporters will not.
 

Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said Democratic officials in recent days expressed no concern about Dance’s prospects and will now have to contend with Morrissey, “who has always been more liberal than conservative” but often operates with his own agenda.