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The Myth of Meritocracy

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | March 13, 2019 To my high school guidance counselor, I wasn’t college material. I remember flipping through Read more

Sorority Life as an Act of Resistance

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | January 14, 2019
My expectations of life as a Black, college student in the 90’s were largely shaped by a TV s [...] Read more

ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students

by Tiffany Pennamon | September 12, 2018
The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in [...] Read more

UVA Center Hires Trump Ex-Official, Many Faculty Disapprove

by LaMont Jones | July 23, 2018
Dozens of University of Virginia professors are outraged at the university’s decision to [...] Read more

Surviving and Thriving: Teresa Sullivan’s UVA Legacy

by LaMont Jones | July 3, 2018
During her eight-year tenure leading the University of Virginia, Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan faced a [...] Read more

Governor Appoints State Superintendent of Public Instruction

by Associated Press | May 25, 2018
RICHMOND, Va.— The superintendent of Virginia’s fifth-largest school system has been ap [...] Read more

Why We Celebrate

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | May 20, 2018
Graduation season brings me tremendous joy. I love seeing the various photos, video clips, and [...] Read more

Two University Alumni Make $43.9M Gift to Law School

by Associated Press | May 13, 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Two University of Virginia School of Law alumni have made a $43.9-mil [...] Read more

Supporting the Entry of Older Adult Students into College Classrooms

by Quintana Clark and Levon T. Esters | April 17, 2018
In 2015, at the age of 99, Doretha Daniels earned her college degree. She is the oldest of a ne [...] Read more

Professor’s Research Rejects Stereotypes of Black Women Athletes

by Pearl Stewart | April 5, 2018
Dr. Tomika Ferguson recalls the words that were the genesis of her ongoing research on women of [...] Read more

UMBC Basks in 15 Minutes of Fame As Cinderella of the NCAA

by Associated Press | March 18, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the sun rose on the Saturday morning celebration of their unprecedented [...] Read more

After Charlottesville Incident, UVA Students Mobilized Voters to the Polls

by Joseph Hong | November 7, 2017
Bret Curtis, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, watched as recent events cata [...] Read more

UVA Removes Black Shroud from Jefferson Statue After Protest

by Associated Press | September 13, 2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia has removed a black shroud protesters used [...] Read more

Craig Littlepage Retiring as University of Virginia’s Athletic Director

by Hank Kurz Jr., Associated Press | September 5, 2017
Craig Littlepage is retiring after 16 years as Virginia’s athletic director. Littlepage made [...] Read more

UVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville Violence

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 14, 2017
The nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry for more than two cent [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice