Although Saturday's rain forced the University of Virginia’s Valediction ceremony to be moved from the Lawn to the John Paul Jones Arena, the mood remained high, buoyed by the event’s featured speaker, TV comedian and political satirist Stephen Colbert.
Shortly before moving to Albemarle County, Allie Cooper started learning Spanish in middle school, honing her skills watching soap operas in the language. By her senior year at Monticello High School, Cooper had been recruited for a fledgling program tutoring young Latinos in the Southwood mobile home park. Five years later, Cooper is set to graduate today from the University of Virginia with a double major in global development studies and Spanish.
For Devasmita Chakraverty, a doctoral student at the University of Virginia, the US was the default choice for pursuing a PhD because of its “leadership in science, research, education and technology”. “Most PhD programmes in good US schools are very competitive…and have a lot to offer in terms of resources and lifestyle. Fpr example, facilities for research, lab facilities, funding, conference opportunities, travel opportunities etc,” Chakraverty said.
(Commentary by Bob Gibson, executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership) Building long-term relationships between the University of Virginia and the people of Haiti would be mutually beneficial. Haiti deserves the attention of the world and its neighbors more than just at disaster times. The win-win opportunities are there for people on all sides. Education in different cultural contexts would be beneficial to students, professors and citizens from both societies in an increasingly global world.
Walker readily admits he’s traveling around the country for high-profile fundraisers and other conservative gatherings, from New Orleans to Iowa, Washington, D.C., to California. “We used to call this period ‘testing the waters.’ I think that’s what he’s doing,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “He can’t be explicit yet. But I think he’ll run.”
(Commentary by Jeanne M. Liedtka, United Technologies Corp. Professor of Business Administration at U.Va.’s Darden School of Business) Organizations the world over are working to keep their heads above water in the uncertainty that swirls around us today. Hunkering down, cutting costs and waiting for the economy to turn around is the strategy of choice. Yet some business leaders will come through these tough times farther ahead of their competitors. They’ll gain market share and success while others wring their hands. They’ll do it by taking advantage of uncertainty rather th...
If all goes as planned, Ralph Graves will roll out of bed about three hours before dawn on Wednesday. It'll still be dark when he leaves his home in Orange and drives into Charlottesville. The sun still will be tucked beneath the eastern horizon when he walks into the WTJU 91.1 FM radio station on the second floor of Lambeth Commons at the University of Virginia. At 6 a.m., Graves will go on the air, and for the next three hours he will broadcast the 1,000th edition of his classical music show, "Gamut." During the impressive run, which started July 11, 1991, he has never repeated...
“Albert Einstein once said that creativity is intelligence having fun,” remarked Brigitta Pari, founder of the SMASH (Sports, Math And Scientific Hypothesis) contest in Arlington. The awards had just been handed out to participants in a contest that challenged participants to make connections between sports and science. Notable guests also in attendance included University of Virginia professor Louis Bloomfield. Bloomfield, a physicist, worked with the Washington Capitals in a series of videos entitled the Forces of Hockey where the physics behind hockey is explored and broken down...
Virginia hospitals face an anxious summer and fall as state lawmakers begin to take a hard look at reforming — and potentially expanding — the state’s Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled.
A Nelson County man diagnosed with cancer last year returned to the University of Virginia Saturday to reconnect with a special nurse who cared for him. The reunion captured a connection the patient says lifted his spirits during a tough time.
(Commentary by Molly Bishop Shadel, a professor of advocacy and public speaking at the University of Virginia School of Law) Colleges around the country are decking themselves out for graduation day. Excited seniors are ready to launch into the real world. But after the parties end, a good number of newly minted grads will find themselves struggling to stand out in a challenging job market or a demanding graduate program. Though many people argue that technical skills will help job-seekers land gently in a new economy focused on services like health care and big data, there’s still one t...
Low, gray skies and a persistent mist did little to dampen spirits Sunday at the University of Virginia's 184th Final Exercises.
The University of Virginia has reached its $3-billion fundraising goal in a campaign launched nine years ago, school President Teresa A. Sullivan announced Sunday. Sullivan billed the effort started under former President John Casteen as "the most ambitious capital campaign in the history of public higher education."
Stephen Colbert gave the valedictory address at the University of Virginia on Saturday, and he couldn't resist getting in a dig at the controversy last year in which the board ousted Teresa Sullivan as president, only to hire her back after faculty members, alumni and others protested the removal of a president they admired.
Three African-American teaching fellows from the University of Virginia's Curry School are getting ready to give back to Charlottesville and Albemarle County schools. The Fellowship Program gives the students financial support, mentoring, and professional guidance as they learn to become teachers. Even after they walk across the stage to receive their diplomas, the program helps them transition into their first teaching jobs in Charlottesville and Albemarle.