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Memory Project Resuming Civil Rights Bus Tour

The Memory Project of the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative and its co-sponsor, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, are pleased to announce the Charlottesville Civil Rights Bus Tour. Scheduled for June 19-26, 2022, the tour will traverse the American South to visit former plantations, Civil Rights historical sites, museums and memorials to inspire honest, inclusive narratives about the ongoing struggles for racial justice.

https://insiderexpeditions.com/charlottesville-civil-rights-tour/

College Faculty and Alumni Play a Prominent Role in the 28th Virginia Festival of the Book

After moving to an all-virtual format last year, the Virginia Festival of the Book, a signature program of the Virginia Humanities Council and the Virginia Center for the Book, returns this year to celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture with a five-day program of both in-person and virtual events beginning on March 16.

https://www.as.virginia.edu/news/college-faculty-and-alumni-play-prominent-role-28th-virginia-festival-book

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2022 Battle of the Bands: Submissions Closed

March 8, 2022

UVA Parents Fund Grants

Any University student, organization, or department that offers services, programs, or projects to UVA undergraduate students may apply for a UVA Parents Fund grant. This past year, applicants representing more than 100 student-led clubs and groups, departments and schools, and special events received vital support.

https://giving.virginia.edu/where-to-give/parents-fund/what-we-do/grants

Student Affairs | Funds for Student Programs

The Office of the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer seeks to promote positive, healthy avenues of engagement in University life and, specifically, on-Grounds activities of interest to students as alternatives to events that involve alcohol.

https://vpsa.virginia.edu/funding

Jefferson Trust

THE JEFFERSON TRUST makes grants to innovative ideas that enrich the University of Virginia and the student experience.

https://jeffersontrust.org/

Student Council Funding Resources

The following University units and organizations provide funding and grants to individual students, student organizations, University faculty/staff, and other community members.

https://www.uvastudco.com/funding-resources

We Hope This Art Finds You Well

WTJU 91.1 FM, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, and UVA Music announce a new exhibition and community arts time capsule, We Hope This Art Finds You Well. Check it out now!!

https://www.artfindsyouwell.org/

Photo of Ruth Cross, courtesy of the family.

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A New Endowment at The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA Provides Funding for Acquisitions and Care for Collections

March 3, 2022

UVA Writer-in-Residence, Professor Rabih Alameddine, is a finalist for a 2022 PEN Faulkner Award for Fiction.

Professor Rabih Alameddine, UVA's Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, is a finalist for a 2022 PEN Faulkner Award for Fiction.

https://www.penfaulkner.org/2022/03/02/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-2022-pen-faulkner-award-for-fiction/

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