Building Bridges
As he awaits the NFL Draft this week, the Batten student and co-captain of the football team looks back on his time at UVA, where he learned that athletes can shape public policy.
UVA Edge, a program designed for working adult students without college experience, is returning this summer.
Their dedicated efforts have led to the formation of new groups and programs in their respective schools to make lasting change – from the Grounds to Southwest Virginia.
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 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.”
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.