Building Bridges
Myo Yan Naung Thein, who has spent decades trying to bring democracy to his home country, fled Myanmar in disguise after a military coup in February. Now he is at UVA, sharing his remarkable story with students.
The gift will cover a full-cost-of-attendance scholarship for a Black Virginian and launch an innovative financial and career education academy.
Through her work directing the Office of African-American Affairs’ Peer Advisor Program, she has “built stairways” for UVA students, leading to a sense of shared achievement.
In seeking a place in the community, some UVA students join the Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department – and then they stay.
The nearly three dozen students who took part in UVA’s Virtual Global Internships program this summer worked mainly with organizations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Police and students can learn from one another if they talk more, according to researcher Brian N. Williams of UVA’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
In this year’s class, 91% of students served their communities, 67% changed their minds about an important issue and 13% are first-generation students. Read on to learn more about this “remarkable” class.
Read University of Virginia President Jim Ryan’s remarks to the Class of 2025, delivered at Sunday’s Opening Convocation, held on the Lawn.