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A new publisher and deputy editor are joining the staff of the Virginia Quarterly Review, a news release from the University of Virginia announced Monday.

Richard Bonnie Law professor Is it time to let John Hinckley go free? CBS News / Dec. 9 Robert Bruner Dean of the Darden School of Business Harvard B-School Lands on Top Once Again CNN Money / Dec. 8 A.E. Dick Howard Law professor Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to be Virginia’s part-timer ‘decider’ Washington Post / Dec. 12 Wendy Huber Assistant director of admissions at the Darden School B-School Students Fuel Up for Exam Week Wall Street Journal / Dec. 9 Larry Sabato Politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics Crony Newt National Review / Dec. 13

Gregory Fairchild Darden professor Commentary: To Be Young, Gifted and Leaving Charlottesville Daily Progress Dec. 11

Darden Assistant Dean for Admissions Sara Neher, Darden Dean Robert Bruner and Darden Foundation President Trip Davis quoted.

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation approved $279,313 in grant funding to 41 area nonprofits Monday, including to the Virginia Film Festival and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

To say that John Casey is obsessed with athletic endeavors is like saying a Lamborghini is flashy. As he documents in his new book, "Room for Improvement: Notes on a Dozen Lifelong Sports," the novelist and professor of English literature at the University of Virginia has spent much of his life paddling, rowing, running, hiking, sailing and cross-country skiing in a variety of locales, from Iowa to Sweden.

The title of Ann Beattie’s new book, “Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life,” suggests that the author might be trying to channel Pat Nixon or conjure up her life with Dick, much the way Curtis Sittenfeld channeled a Laura Bush-like first lady in her 2008 novel, “American Wife.”

Devang Shah Finance and electrical engineering alumnus Chasing Deals Offered By Your Card? Redanar Serves Them On A Platter techcircle.in / Dec. 12 Leigh Katcher U.Va. graduate and newlywed On Love: ‘I never looked back. It was the best decision.’ The Washington Post / Dec. 9

Ann Beattie Creative writing professor, author A blend of fiction and nonfiction: Mrs. Nixon Times-Dispatch (book review) / Dec. 11 Gary Gallagher History professor Year-end picks (of favorite books – mentions Gallagher’s "The Union War") The Washington Post / Dec. 11 A.E. Dick Howard Law professor Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to be Virginia’s part-timer ‘decider’ Washington Post / Dec. 11 Kyle Kondik Political analyst with U.Va.'s Center for Politics Political power in the hands of a few (million) Toronto Sun / Dec. 11 Brian Moriarty and R. Edward Freeman...

A big-time bowl is also a big-time financial obligation, something Virginia fans are learning.

Key to maintaining a successful marriage along with raising kids comes from mixing traditional and contemporary values, a new U.Va. study has suggested.

As police and university officials release more information regarding a fatal shooting at Virginia Tech, many are once again taking a stance on whether guns should be allowed on college campuses.

The University and Community Action for Racial Equity (UCARE) held an open forum Saturday afternoon to help break down the barriers between town and gown. The group recently published a report titled "A Call for Reflection and Action."

A group is hoping that a new report will spur greater racial equality and community connection at the University of Virginia.

The recession of the past several years has taken a toll on nonprofits in the community. The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities not only survives these tough times, but thrives in them, thanks to a diversified approach to funding.

Tickets to the Chick-fil-A Bowl can still be purchased for the New Year's Eve football showdown with Auburn.

In this week's UVA Today segment, Nicole Anastasi visited the Newsplex to introduce the University of Virginia Art Museum's new iPad app.

The Synergy Project jazz quintet will be performing at C’ville Coffee at 8 tonight. Bassist Nick Roane, an Albemarle High School alumnus, is a first-year student studying physics at the University of Virginia. He’s a member of the Cavalier Marching Band.

Robert Bruner Dean of the Darden School of Business Harvard B-school lands on top once again CNNMoney / Dec. 8 Bob Rood Late professor of astronomy SETI Search Resumes at Allen Telescope Array Space Daily / Dec. 9 Larry Sabato Politics professor Analysis: Getting Played by the Trump Card NBC / Dec. 8

Here's a furious row that is riveting the attention of the poetry world in America. A well-known poet and university professor, Rita Dove (University of Virginia), has edited the new Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry.