The University is helping fill a local gap in skilled tradespeople by training – and employing – them.
On point and en pointe, a new Democracy Initiative partnership is choreographing how our shared humanity laces both democratic ideals and the arts.
The campaign already has fueled advances in medical research, supported faculty and financial aid, increased accessibility for first-generation students and transformed facilities.
Abel Liu said one of Student Council’s triumphs was helping initiate the credit, no-credit option at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Stephanie J. Rowley, a UVA alumna, will return to Charlottesville after raising the profile of Teachers College at Columbia University.
Among public universities, UVA also is ranked the No. 3 best value school overall, and the No. 3 best school for alumni networks.
Prospective students and others turned out to see high-tech gadgets at Saturday’s School of Engineering and Applied Science open house. The program focused on what engineers – particularly UVA engineers – do to make the world a better place.
Speakers at graduation will be Claudrena Harold on May 21 and Dr. Taison Bell on May 22, with Ralph Sampson giving the keynote address at Valedictory Exercises on May 20.