Melody Barnes Addresses UVA’s Class of 2020 Vinny Varsalona vv3n@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy Related Videos A Year We Will Never Forget: 2019-20 in Review A Giant ‘Thank You,’ a Dose of Optimism and Bonus Good News UVA Class of 2020 Virtual Celebration Copy and paste this code to embed this video on your site <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/551232723" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Copy Code Close Copied! Melody Barnes Addresses UVA’s Class of 2020 Vinny Varsalona vv3n@virginia.edu Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy Melody C. Barnes, co-director of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative, addressed the Class of 2020 during a special Final Exercises ceremony held one year after original celebrations were postponed. View Transcript Published: May 17, 2021 Topic: University News Runtime: 14:20 Latest Videos University News 3:35 Lives Remembered University News 4:15 President Ryan Message of Nov. 16 University News 2:40 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign: Giving Local Student Experience 1:00 Halloween Tradition Returns to Grounds University News 1:52 Julie Caruccio – UVA’s New Cavalier on Horseback University News 0:30 ‘Great and Good’ Pagination Load More Athletics VIDEO EXCERPT University News 2:24 Tony Elliott: A Letter to the University of Virginia Community VIDEO EXCERPT Sports 0:58 Cavaliers Are Ready to Raise the Standard VIDEO EXCERPT University News 1:03 Put Me In, Coach! Ryan Joins UVA Football Team’s Morning Workout Student Spotlight VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:27 In the Running for a National Title, Hoo Takes Diabetes in Stride VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:20 This Year’s Hauntings on The Hill Was a Smashing, Spooky Success Watch It Again VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 1:44 Love on the Lawn: A UVA Couple Shares Four Decades Together VIDEO EXCERPT University News 3:02 UVA ‘Changed His Life Forever’: Longtime Facilities Manager Retires VIDEO EXCERPT Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght Most Popular Student Experience 1:44 Love on the Lawn: A UVA Couple Shares Four Decades Together University News 3:02 UVA ‘Changed His Life Forever’: Longtime Facilities Manager Retires University News 2:25 UVA Last Lecture: Sherri Moore Shares Powerful Story Research & Discovery 3:00 His Hand Shook Uncontrollably Until UVA’s Focused Ultrasound Stopped the Tremor Student Experience 3:29 Darden Doctoral Student by Day, Stand-Up Comedian by NIght University News 6:37 Ryan: Spring Semester Will Be a Time for Learning, Growing, Celebrating University News 1:57 Celebrating Simple Gifts This Holiday Season With UVA President Jim Ryan Student Experience 1:27 In the Running for a National Title, Hoo Takes Diabetes in Stride Student Experience 3:50 Emotional Move-In for the Class of 2026 Business & Government 3:04 UVA's Ken Elzinga and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility