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A commerce professor takes the lessons she’s learned from a lifetime in sports and applies them to her courses, with resounding results.
Kim Whitler’s passion for her job is exceeded only by her concern for students.
In Bell’s experience, the ability to achieve flow in life involves recognizing one’s own potential, having access to opportunities and persevering – plus, a little pressure.
Research, writing and teaching are all intertwined for this University of Virginia politics professor.
Christine Connelly earned a medical degree, but never practiced after finding something she’s so passionate about. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Dr. Costi Sifri, a central figure in 鶹ƽ public health response to COVID-19, takes one stress-relieving hobby to the extremes.
Carson, an assistant professor and a recording artist, focuses his UVA courses on race, rhetoric, literature and performance.
Citron’s impact on her students began even before she stepped foot on Grounds as the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law.