Building Bridges
In high school, Alexis Allen experienced education inequity firsthand. At UVA, she turned her frustration into action.
The purpose is to “provide an ever-contemporary and robust context to our environment, not to suggest a particular perspective, but to afford a balanced and fulsome experience.”
Led by UVA professor and 9/11 Commission Director Philip Zelikow, the group will prepare the way for a potential national commission to heal and guard against new threats.
The memorial, dedicated Saturday, ensures that the hidden lives of enslaved laborers will now be publicly remembered for their importance to the University.
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, UVA students Milania Harris and Zahra Alisa started Advocates for Medical Equality to confront the history of discrimination in health care.
A new partnership between the School of Education and Human Development and students at the UVA School of Law supports educational leaders as they work to connect their efforts to larger policy initiatives and current research.
Saturday’s virtual dedication ceremony, postponed for a year due to COVID-19, will feature members of the UVA and local community, descendants of the enslaved and others who’ve supported this project.
Each detail, from the names carved in Virginia Mist granite to an ephemeral portrait’s watchful eye, was carefully selected to spark conversation and reflection of the past and the future.