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Full-time UVA undergrads and current teachers come together in a course to learn how meaningful relationships and advocacy are positive forces against the impact of childhood poverty.
Alexis Ward, a graduate student in the School of Education and Human Development, has been working to improve the lives of people with disabilities ever since she was a kid.
UVA President Jim Ryan will join the First-Generation Graduate Student Coalition kick-off event Thursday, October 7th on the UVA Lawn.
Margaret Thornton is leading a push to recognize the life and accomplishments of E. Louise Stokes Hunter, who earned her doctorate in education from UVA in 1953.
"I hope that by becoming an executive administrator in a healthcare system, I will be able to remove barriers to healthcare access and improve the quality of services that underrepresented communities receive."
Living in Bogotá, Nicolás Ruiz is now working to help vulnerable schools in Colombia innovate through instructional technologies and teacher professional development.
"I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to teach a variety of courses with so many excellent mentors." Alexa Quinn is graduating with a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction.
Seeing the passion that my instructors brought to each class inspired me to want to be as knowledgeable as they were so I could one day present the info my students would need to be successful with the same exuberance.
Being one with nature has never been easier with UVA’s new “Engaging With Nature for Health and Well-being” course, where students gather weekly for “forest bathing” and invigorating hikes.
In high school, Alexis Allen experienced education inequity firsthand. At UVA, she turned her frustration into action. Alexis is graduating with her bachelor's degree in Youth and Social Innovation.