During a recent visit to this newspaper, Leonard Sandridge offered valuable insight into the contributions of past presidents at the University of Virginia. The university’s outgoing chief operating officer, Mr. Sandridge has worked directly with five of the presidents and clearly has studied the tenures of the others. UVa has had only eight presidents in its illustrious and lengthy history. ... Tomorrow afternoon, UVa will formally inaugurate Teresa A. Sullivan as its eighth, and first woman, president.
Andrea C. Dvorak
A law school alumna
Women's cycling prize money is for the birds
Dvorak was profiled as a "Cyclist You Should Know" in a side bar to this article
ESPN | April 12
Michael Huppe
A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences
New at the top
The Washington Post | April 12
David Swanson
He earned a master's degree in philosophy and is the author of "War is A Lie."
Why Am I A Peace Activist? Why Aren't You?
Scoop Media in New Zealand | April 1
Haley Stephens
A nursing student and regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal's Hire Education bog
Mary Hill Cole
Earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in history at U.Va. and is an expert on Queen Elizabeth I of England
MBC professor elected honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa
Augusta Free Press | April 12
John Monahan
A law professor
Va. returning prisoners to jail at lower-than-average rate, study shows
Washington Post | April 13
Larry J. Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics
Obama's Reelection Campaign: The Perils and The Perks
Fox News | April 12
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Obama's photo op with Colorado students, on tape
USA Today | April 12
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New DNC Pick Puts J Street In Spotlight
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The Choral Union will be performing Randall Thompson’s Testament of Freedom based on the words of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. The Testament of Freedom was written during Thompson’s tenure at the University of Virginia and is dedicated to Jefferson, “in the memory of the Father of the University.”
He drafted the Declaration of Independence, was Governor of Virginia and founded the University of Virginia. As the 3rd U.S. President, he approved the Louisiana Purchase and had Lewis and Clark explore it. He sent the Marines to stop the Muslim Barbary Pirates of Tripoli. His name was Thomas Jefferson, born APRIL 13, 1743.
Several major universities have integrative medicine departments that advocate research in TCM. Harvard School of Medicine, University of Virginia, and UC-SF are but a few.
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announced the recipients of its 20th Jefferson Muzzle awards today, including a local high school, the state prison system, the Smithsonian Institution and the Transportation Security Administration.
This is the 268th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. City Hall and the County Office Building will be closed. Those who manage Monticello and the University of Virginia will recognize the Commonwealth's second Governor and America's third President.
Studio art professor Bill Bennett's work, exhibited in the Chroma Projects Art Laboratory's exhibit “Small Breaches in the Firmament,” uses light, motion and imagery to confront the theme of our relationship to the universe and how we feel about it.
An interdisciplinary team of University of Virginia researchers — Dr. John Herr, Brent French and Kimberly Kelly — has been awarded a shot at a $25 million prize to develop a nonsurgical method for sterilizing cats and dogs.
Teresa A. Sullivan became the University of Virginia's eighth president and first female leader on August 1, 2010. On Friday, she will officially be inaugurated into office. UVa has planned several events this week leading up to the ceremony. "I think the necessity of the inauguration is that these are important ceremonial events in the life of a University," said Sullivan. She added this week is not about her, but about the University. As a result, events this week will focus on highlighting UVa's talent.
Andrew Schwab
Earned a doctorate in electrical engineering
Roger Catania
Doctoral candidate at the Curry School of Education
Vanessa L. Ochs
A religion professor
DIY Passover: Jews Craft Their Own Answers To Eternal Questions
Huffington Post | April 12
T'ai Roulston
Research associate professor and curator of the U.Va.'s Blandy Experimental Farm
Royal visitors: Queen bees emerge, in rite of spring
Staunton News Leader | April 12
Larry Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics
Obama surprises Longmont students on D.C. field trip
Denver Post | April 12
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Walker's first 100 days a mixed bag
LaCrosse Tribune | April 12
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Post-Tucson civility swamped by budget warfare
Washington Times | April 11
Thomas Jefferson is one of the key figures in the history of the United States. He was the country's third president, author of the Declaration of Independence and has his mug carved into Mount Rushmore, along with the likes of Honest Abe and George Washington, who'd be known as G-Wash today. ... He also founded the University of Virginia, a top-flight institution of higher learning. ... Despite all this, Jefferson's birthday, April 13 -- he was born 268 years ago --- isn't a national holiday.
At the beginning of this semester, Kathryn Meier, Ph.D., assigned the students in her Civil War and Reconstruction class at the University of Scranton the task of investigating the War Between the States from the primary source-heavy point of view of a professional historian. A big fan of the Historical Society since arriving at the U of S last fall ("It's such a huge boon for local historians," she said), Dr. Meier teamed up with university digital services librarian Kristen Yarmey to bring the project to fruition. For inspiration, they drew upon the University of Virginia's The Val...
Public high schools, colleges and universities in Virginia must accept American Sign Language toward fulfillment of foreign language requirements under a bill that received final approval by the General Assembly last week. ... Virginia Tech, Radford University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University are among the schools that already offer American Sign Language as a foreign language credit.