Awards Judge: UVA Student's Writing 'Brims with Urgent Feeling'
Graduate student Nana Boateng wins prestigious Henfield prize in fiction writing.
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The Sound of Poetry: Three Student Voices
To celebrate the Area Program in Poetry Writing for undergraduate students graduating its 20th class this year, three students to read their favorite original works.
Accolades: Ramazani Chosen for Illustrious Academic Society
Jahan Ramazani, University Professor and Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English, has been elected into the American Philosophical Society, just the 10th UVA faculty member asked to become a member of the oldest academic society in the United States.
Q&A: She Works for Brené Brown. Here’s What She’s Learned About Human Connection.
Thanks to a chance connection on Twitter, Paola Sánchez Valdez, a 2018 alumna of the University of Virginia, now lives in Houston and works alongside research professor and well-known emotions expert Brené Brown.
UVA Adds Dove Portrait and Bus Stop Marker to Honor Recent History
Poet Rita Dove and the location known as “the Black Bus Stop” are the latest subjects of the University of Virginia’s recent initiative to commemorate important people, places and events that have helped shape UVA over the past approximately 50 years.
The Art of Success: for Many College Alumni, Arts Degrees Have Paved the Path to Success in a Wide Range of Careers
Many of UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences alumni with degrees in studio arts, drama or music go on to successful careers in arts and entertainment, in the world’s great museums or educating the next generation of creative minds. However, the number of arts majors who become leaders in business, law, technology and other areas suggests that the skills they learned in the studio and on the stage are helping them thrive in a wide range of pursuits.
New Democracy Initiative Lab Explores Creative Advocacy
As a collective of students, researchers, lawyers, artists and community partners, participants in the Sound Justice Lab will work across the boundaries of their individual disciplines and institutions to examine the impact narrative storytelling and audio-visual media can play in advocating for underrepresented individuals and communities and in shaping claims for justice for those whose stories and voices are often excluded from legal or institutional proceedings.
Meet the UVA Alum Author Behind the 2022 ‘Girl of the Year’
Wendy Wan-Long Shang, an award-winning children’s book author and Double Hoo, has stories to tell about being of Asian descent. One of them is that of Corrine Tan, American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year.
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.
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.
"Magnolia Cone" by Lisa Russ Spaar on Poetry Daily
Professor Lisa Russ Spaar’s poem, “Magnolia Cone,” is today’s Poetry Daily selection | February 25, 2022.
Puerto Rican Poet and Book Artist Nicole Delgado Named as the Next Riccio Artist in Residence by Virginia’s Center for the Book
The Virginia Center for the Book at Virginia Humanities is pleased to announce the 2022 Frank Riccio Artist-in-Residence: Puerto Rican poet, book artist, and small-press publisher Nicole Delgado.