A civil rights activist who helped organize the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march joins an American serving on the International Court of Justice and an acclaimed Dutch architect in receiving Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., architect Herman Hertzberger and Judge Joan E. Donoghue are scheduled to receive the award at an April 13 ceremony at the University of Virginia.
Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart is a story from my childhood — required reading from the early days of my schooling. Of all those stories, the dark tale marks the only one from middle school I can still name without hesitation. So when I learned about 'The Raven Room' over in Charlottesville, it quickly rose to the top of this year's adventure 'must visit' locales. Poe enrolled at the University of Virginia on February 14, 1826.Residing at 13 West Range, he attended the school for one term before accumulating debts that his adopted father, John Allan, refused to...
Jim Webb's progressive positions on economic issues and his outspoken opposition to foreign entanglements could resonate with Democratic primary voters, especially given Clinton's own close ties to Wall Street and her relatively hawkish profile on defense issues. Larry Sabato, a political science professor at the University of Virginia, said Webb "could use both issues to some effect should he run.""A sizable minority of Democrats has not yet cast its lot with Clinton, and some will vote for a credible opponent in the primaries and caucuses," Sabato said.
Experts at the University of Virginia are praising new so-called Net Neutrality rules passed by the Federal Communications Commission. Wednesday, a panel at the university broke down the new rules and what they mean for the future of the internet. "Really what it's about is making sure internet service providers can't discriminate against content. They can't slow down content. They can't slow down Netflix, for instance, they can't block Netflix. So really, it's about keeping the internet open for small businesses, for innovation and for consumers and citizens,"...
March is National Reading Month, and Monday, March 2, was the National Education Association's Read Across America event. But in order for parents to raise leisure readers, those who read beyond the hours required by school, three things need to be in place, said Daniel T. Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the book “Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do.”
Redirecting one’s life story has also been shown to be beneficial. In short, the words and story we tell ourselves matters a great deal. If you tell yourself you are doing fine, you will do fine. If you tell yourself you are handling stress and achieving your goals, you will handle stress and achieve your goals. Small changes in the way one frames one’s life can have a big impact. The mind is a powerful thing and is also very plastic and changeable and can create tremendous results. This can work in thoughts and also when one puts one’s ideas d...
The academic strength of new teachers has been getting better, not worse, for the last decade, according to a new longitudinal study of educators in New York state. "We find increasing academic ability of individuals entering teaching," said Luke C. Miller, a co-author of the study and a research assistant education professor at the University of Virginia, at a research symposium here last month at the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. "We believe this is a signal that the status of the teaching profession is increasing."
Tears gave way to determination Wednesday as fiercely loyal Sweet Briar College students and alumnae vowed to keep their small private women's college open. Alumnae from around the country, and abroad, and current students united on social media to save their beloved school. "There's no problem with redistribution and in fact that can serve noble aims," said Justin Thompson, associate dean for management and planning at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. "A problem is when you run out of head room to increase tuition prices."
This session, lawmakers in Virginia have pondered the wisdom of monkeys as pets and the drinking of raw milk; whether to legalize brass knuckles and throwing stars; to give tax credits for buying gold bars; to direct an emergency response in the event of a solar flare disaster; and banning the tripping of the aforementioned horses. “Recent sessions have had big issues that took most of the attention,” said Geoffrey Skelley, a spokesman for University of Virginia Center for Politics. “Perhaps now there is more room for some idiosyncratic issues,” he said.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis is among the 2015 winners of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello recognize the contributions of medal recipients who embrace the ideals and endeavors that Jefferson held in high regard. Besides Lewis, the other recipients are Herman Hertzberger, an acclaimed Dutch architect; and Joan E. Donoghue, the current American representative judge serving on the International Court of Justice.
Decades ago, colleges and universities moved away from the concept of in loco parentis. In loco parentis means “in place of a parent.” Colleges and universities definitely are not going back to that level of control over, and responsibility for, their students. But the direction of discussions about how better to prevent sexual assaults, alcohol abuse and other problems on campus does suggest that schools recognize they should educate students about life skills as well as literature or calculus.
A Justice Department report highlighting rampant bias in the Ferguson, Mo., police department and court system is likely to bring sweeping change to the city but may not help many of those affected sue for damages. “The greatest significance of this report is in changes to police practices,” said Brandon Garrett a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. “It is not easy to bring civil rights cases. They’re incredibly hard-fought lawsuits.”
In March 2012, a blunt-talking and rumpled lawyer named Michael A. Carvin told Supreme Court justices that President Obama’s health care law was an unconstitutional attempt to “regulate every activity from cradle to grave.” He lost that case — and has never quite gotten over it. “For the average citizen, Carvin’s legal argument is much simpler than the government’s to understand,” said Douglas Laycock, a law professor at the University of Virginia. “His whole argument comes down to that one phrase — an exchange established b...
Soundscape Architecture/Karen Van LengenWe’ve curated the must-see exhibits and events from around the globe, including “Soundscape New York,” Museum of the City of New York, New York City, March 10 through June 7; opening reception March 10. This immersive audio-visual installation joins the sounds of iconic New York landmarks, like Grand Central Terminal, with commissioned animations. Artists interpret the history of the city through the landscape of sound and movement to redefine how we perceive our surroundings.
Though it’s nearly impossible to define “cool,” there’s a familiar image that exists in the pop culture canon (Regina George; Sebastian from “Cruel Intentions”; Draco Malfoy) and being cool is something so many young people grapple with in our teen years and beyond. But MTV News caught up with UVA’s Hugh Kelly Professor of Psychology, Joseph P. Allen, one of the leaders of a recent study on cool kids, and he explained there’s proof now that trying to conform to the popularized definition of cool doesn’t have great — nor even last...
UVA law professor Dan Ortiz and some of his third year law students have made national headlines as they are preparing to take their 12th case to the Supreme Court. Ortiz is set to argue a gun ownership rights case prepared alongside his third year law students, in front of the United States Supreme Court this week.
University of Virginia men's basketball fans are celebrating the school's first back-to-back regular season championships. Fans are snatching up team swag to show their support for the Cavaliers. UVA is one of only four schools to win outright back-to-back ACC regular season titles. The team beat Syracuse 59 to 47 Monday night. Seconds after the final buzzer, the orders for commemorative T-shirts started rolling in to Mincer's of Charlottesville.
While rapid suburban growth is frequently viewed as a positive trend, that swelling in population and retail development is taking its toll in different ways, including water supply restraints and traffic woes. A new study by the Demographics Research Group of the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service looks at the 66 major U.S. metros, measuring their growth from 1990 to 2012 by the number of miles from the inner city.
Educated 20-somethings and the wealthy are flocking to cities creating a new model for what an American city typically looks like, according to a report released by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. In the 1990s, U.S. cities were made up of a ring of thriving suburbs surrounding a decaying center. This “donut” model had wealthy and educated residents in the outer ring, while the center was filled with poor, minority-dominated residents, and crime-ridden and abandoned.
A recently completed economic impact study indicates that Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has made a significant economic impact on the community and generated big financial savings for its residents. Members of the community gathered Tuesday morning at CitySpace to hear the results of the economic impact study conducted by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.