The Washington Post Named This Alumna One of D.C.’s Funniest Comedians. Learn Why
Jasmine Burton’s animated affect is a natural on stage and her humor is infectious, which caught the eye of a Washington Post reporter.
Q&A: Hip-Hop Professor Traveled an Innovative Path to Tenure
In June, as the University of Virginia sent graduates on their way and ended the academic year, associate professor A.D. Carson concluded his first year as a tenured professor of hip-hop and the Global South.
The Shop Behind ‘Little Shop’: A Backstage Tour of the Virginia Theatre Festival
The Virginia Theatre Festival’s 50th season has kicked off, and this week it’ll bring you a production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
The Music Beat: How Do You Make the Song of the Summer?
The concept of the song of the summer dates to at least the 1990s, according to associate professor of media studies Jack Hamilton.
Quiz: What Kind of Reader Are You?
Our friends over at the University of Virginia Library have offered their own reading recommendations with every quiz result.
Virginia Theatre Festival Brings Star Power for 50th Anniversary
The Virginia Theatre Festival is back – and celebrating its 50th anniversary by revisiting some of the best songs from its first half-century of performances.
From Judge to Bestselling Author, With Help From Tom Wolfe and Rita Mae Brown
For retired Virginia Circuit Court Judge Martin Clark, a 1984 graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Law, law was a fallback career, a parent-pleasing choice he made after he found nobody wanted to hire him to teach creative writing.
A German Film Crew ‘Encountered Poe’s Shadow’ on Grounds
Earlier this month, a University of Virginia Communications photographer ran into a small film crew from Germany on Grounds, where they were working on a documentary about Edgar Allan Poe.
