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Analysis of U.Va.’s Incoming Class Shows Consistent Quality With Dynamic Change
McGregor McCanceIn broad terms, the undergraduate class that will enter the University of Virginia in August strongly resembles those of other recent years.Completed applications for the Class of 2017...
View ArticleMay 31 statement of University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan
Statement of University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan:CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 31, 2013 -- On Wednesday, May 29, the provost issued a statement to faculty who were concerned by some...
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Virginia Folklife Program Knows ‘National Treasure’ When It Hears It
Rebecca P. ArringtonNothing calms the spirit like music, especially gospel. And one artist in Virginia, who celebrated her 83rd birthday July 4, is considered “queen” of the genre.She’s evangelist...
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Nursing Ph.D. Student Garners National Nursing Scholarship from Johnson &...
Christine Phelan KueterUniversity of Virginia doctoral nursing student Hershaw Davis Jr. recently received one of five nationwide scholarships intended to bolster the ranks of minorities in academic...
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U.Va.’s Largest Entering Class Boasts Intellectual Firepower, Diversity
Dan HeuchertThey come from as nearby as Charlottesville High School and as far away as Cuba and Cameroon, Ghana and Guatemala.They’re smart; 23 posted perfect scores on the math and verbal portions of...
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A Change Is Gonna Come: WTJU Presents Sounds and Music of Civil Rights Era,...
Robert HullWTJU 91.1 FM is keeping the dream alive with a week of commemorative programming that honors the Civil Rights Movement.Beginning Monday, the University’s public radio station will begin...
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U.Va., Community Members Revive Call for Jobs and Freedom from 1963 March on...
Anne E. BromleyFrom the range of voices that joined together Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, it’s safe to say the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
View ArticleNominate a Leader for 2014 Diversity Award
Anne E. BromleyThe University of Virginia’s Office for Diversity and Equity is accepting nominations for the 2014 John T. Casteen III Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award. The honor recognizes a...
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Rita Dove, Michael Eric Dyson Headline U.Va.’s 2014 MLK Commemoration
Anne E. BromleyNote: At the “Honoring Rita Dove: An American Poet” program Jan. 31, violinist Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band will make remarks after the screening of the film, “Rita Dove: An...
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U.Va. Black History Month Focuses on Film, Fun and Games
Anne E. BromleyFrom a showing of Spike Lee’s classic 1989 movie, “Do the Right Thing,” to the current Oscar contender, “12 Years a Slave,” Black History Month at the University of Virginia will feature...
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U.Va. Servant-Leaders Honored at 2014 Image Awards Ceremony
Anne E. BromleyThe term “servant-leader” was coined in the 1970s, but the concept is as old as history, George K. Martin, rector of the University of Virginia, said Thursday night. Martin, the first...
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U.Va.’s 2014 Casteen Diversity Awards Go to Darden Professor, Student
Anne E. BromleyClarification, March 18, 2014, 2:20 p.m.: Removes attribution of quote, "If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything," to Malcolm X. Though the proper attribution is...
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U.Va. Student Project to Aid Zambian Disabled Children Earns Davis Prize
Matt KellyA passion for helping disabled children has led three University of Virginia undergraduates to develop a program for teachers in Zambia, a country that has no formal special education...
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Free Health Screenings to be Available July 26 at Community Health Fair
Lauren JonesNurses and doctors will be on hand July 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Charlottesville’s Booker T. Washington Park for the annual Charlottesville Community Health Fair, held in...
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Graduation is the Floor, Not the Ceiling, for African-American Students at...
Lauren JonesThe University of Virginia has long had reason to boast about the success of its African-American students, who have achieved the highest graduation rates among public universities in the...
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New Exhibit Goes Behind the Scenes to Re-examine Landmark 1948 Photo Essay
Robert HullIn a 1948 issue of Life magazine, a photo essay entitled “Harlem Gang Leader” introduced Gordon Parks to the world.Although Parks had been a professional photographer for nearly a decade,...
View ArticleU.Va. Media Advisory: Why Explore, Commemorate Legacy of Slavery Today?
The University of Virginia’s Commission on Slavery and the University will hold a ceremony at the African-American burial site on Grounds that was discovered in fall 2012, as part of a national...
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Alumna Maxine Platzer Lynn Recounts Time on Grounds, Gift to Women’s Center
Agnes FilipowskiWhen Maxine Platzer Lynn was a student in the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education in the late 1940s, she asked for tips on how to handle some off-color comments from...
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U.Va. Study: Social Ties, Self-Esteem Vital to Low-Income Black, Latino Boys
A study by University of Virginia researchers finds that attributes such as “a positive sense of self” and “a sense of connection to others” are associated with decreased criminal activity for...
View ArticleU.Va. Center Offers New International Research Opportunity for Minority Students
The University of Virginia is offering new, international research opportunities to students from underrepresented minorities through a five-year, $1.25 million grant from the National Institute of...
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Student, Biomedical Professor Earn Casteen Awards for Diversity Efforts
Anne E. BromleyFor their leadership in in the University of Virginia community in developing initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion, Joel Hockensmith, an associate professor of...
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New U.Va. Residence Hall, Gibbons House, Named for Former Slave Couple
Anne E. BromleyWilliam and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia. Once emancipated,...
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Academical Village Research to Focus on Hotel C
Matt KellyA University of Virginia student will use a Kenan Fellowship to examine the interaction of students, faculty and slaves in U.Va.’s Academical Village from 1825 to Reconstruction.Brittany...
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Gibbons House Dedication Memorializes Former Slaves, Successful Free Lives
Anne E. BromleyWilliam and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, butler and cook, enslaved by different University of Virginia professors until 1865. After emancipation, Isabella became a teacher for...
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Accolades: New Minority Support Group Recognizes Two University Leaders
Dan HeuchertA new group formed to support African-American faculty and staff at the University of Virginia has honored two members of the University community.The Black Faculty and Staff Employee...
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