There are many, many biographies of Edgar Allan Poe, the most exhaustive being Arthur Hobson Quinn's, first published in 1941, the most concise Peter Ackroyd's 2009 "Poe: A Life Cut Short." Nearly all of them, however, are written by literary scholars, poets or novelists. By contrast, John Tresch's "The Reason for the Darkness of the Night" situates our nation's most influential writer, as I would claim Poe to be, against the backdrop of what its subtitle calls "the forging of American science." As Tresch reminds us, Edgar grew up coddled by the wealth and status of his Richmond stepparents, e...
Legal professors across the country have used the Mueller investigation as a teaching tool since the much-discussed report was released in April 2019. There’s even a law professor-penned book on the subject. But students at the University of Virginia School of Law will have the opportunity next fall to learn from the special counsel who led the nearly two-year-long inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Russia and its potential interference in the 2016 election.
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the face of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential Donald Trump obstruction of justice, is going to be teaching a course on his own investigation come fall 2021. The University of Virginia Law School revealed that one of its most famous alumni will teach a short six-session course in the fall semester along with former Mueller team members Aaron Zebley and Andrew Goldstein, as well as Mueller’s mustachioed former senior counsel Jim Quarles.
The notoriously tight-lipped former special counsel Robert Mueller will be opening up about his Russia probe to law school students in Virginia this fall.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will participate in a course on his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election taught at the University of Virginia School of Law in the fall, the university announced Wednesday.
In the past few years, universities across the country have made efforts to acknowledge and address evidence of their historical links to slavery. These efforts are taking place at Brown—where “undergraduate students voted overwhelmingly for the university to identify the descendants of slaves who worked on campus and begin paying them reparations”—and at Georgetown, the University of Georgia, Trinity College, and the University of Virginia, among others.
A new clinical trial has found that antibiotics do not help people with life-threatening idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in preventing hospitalization or death. “We were certainly disappointed in the results. But we remain hopeful that in further downstream analyses, we may yet find groups of patients that were potentially benefiting. In the meantime, this study will make sure that no one takes antibiotics without need,” said researcher Imre Noth, MD, the chief of the University of Virginia Health System's Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
In tasking Harris with a myriad of important, challenging roles as vice president, including negotiations on Capitol Hill, Biden is treating her similarly to how he was handled by then-President Obama when he served as vice president. “That’s the model he is used to playing,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
College tuition prices have skyrocketed in recent decades, and the trend shows no signs of reversing any time soon. To save money, many students opt to earn their degrees from home. Online U looked at the cost of tuition, average student debt levels, and post-grad salary data of 325 accredited institutions. They found that the University of Virginia's online program, which charges $14,640 per year, gives students the biggest bang for their buck.
The Warren County native graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a law degree from the University of Virginia.
Sen. John Warner graduated with a B.S. degree in engineering and enrolled in the University of Virginia’s law school. He then joined the U.S. Marines and served in Korea from 1950 to 1952 before completing his law studies at the University of Virginia in 1953.
That strength enabled Sen. John Warner to volunteer a second time for military service that would take him to another overseas conflict – joining the U.S. Marines and serving in Korea. His active duty in the Marines lasted from 1950 to 1952, after which he returned to law school at the University of Virginia, from which he graduated in 1953.
The University of South Carolina baseball team opens NCAA Tournament play this Friday afternoon (June 4) against Virginia in the NCAA Columbia Regional at Founders Park.
(Commentary) “What’s surprised me most about majoring in business is the degree to which it’s an “art and not a science.” In Finance and Accounting especially, I thought I’d be getting to a lot of “2 + 2 = 4” type answers. But a majority of business deals come with gray areas, open-ended questions, and a “right” answer that changes depending on who you ask.” – Jeannie Patrice Hirsch, University of Virginia (McIntire)
On October 21, 2011, Cleo Elaine Powell made history as she stood before a crowd in the Supreme Court of Virginia. Powell credits her family’s support as the catalyst that pushed her through four years of undergrad at the University of Virginia and then the University of Virginia School of Law.
Gar-Field High School senior awarded prestigious Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia has awarded Syrell Grier, a senior at Gar-Field High School, with the Jefferson Scholarship, one of the most highly selective merit scholarships in the nation.
Gar-Field High School senior awarded prestigious Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia has awarded Syrell Grier, a senior at Gar-Field High School, with the Jefferson Scholarship, one of the most highly selective merit scholarships in the nation.
(Commentary) During COVID-19, a Virginia law against wearing masks has been halted. But that could change as soon as June 30, when the current state of emergency in the Commonwealth is set to expire. Darryl Brown, a law professor at the University of Virginia, said the state’s anti-masking statute, a class six felony, was created to further criminalize terrorism.
Brad Wilcox, a University of Virginia professor, notes that “current federal and state funding for higher education totals about $150 billion. But only $1.9 billion in funding is devoted to vocational education in high schools and community colleges…. Too many of our schools discount the potential of less academically minded children…. Far too many high school students — especially young men — spend critical years of their development struggling in classes that bore or overwhelm them and fail to offer them a path to a stable career—much less a clear sense of vocation and direction.”
Brad Wilcox, a University of Virginia professor, notes that “current federal and state funding for higher education totals about $150 billion. But only $1.9 billion in funding is devoted to vocational education in high schools and community colleges…. Too many of our schools discount the potential of less academically minded children…. Far too many high school students — especially young men — spend critical years of their development struggling in classes that bore or overwhelm them and fail to offer them a path to a stable career—much less a clear sense of vocation and direction.”