March ‘09 University News Highlights0

Mar 17, 2009

Scholar named dean at U.Va.’s Batten School SOURCE: STAFF REPORTS, DAILY PROGRESS China scholar Harry Harding will become the first dean of the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy. In his first year as dean, Harding will be expected, among other things, to review the school’s public policy degree programs and recruit the first class of students for the school’s two-year master’s in public policy program. “The University of Virginia is fortunate to have attracted a dean of Harry Harding’s caliber to become the founding dean of...

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Mar 17, 2009

Lt. Page Felini (Engr '00) breaks barriers—sound and gender—as a Navy demonstration pilot

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Mar 17, 2009

Leigh-Taylor Smith (Col '07) crowned in Miss America Pageant

Preaching Activism0

Jan 11, 2009

Each Sunday morning, the Rev. Brad Braxton stands where Dr. Martin Luther King stood when he shook America by speaking out against the Vietnam War, 365 days before his assassination. Braxton has joined the ranks of social and political giants, including Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan, who have addressed the nation and the world from the pulpit of Manhattan’s interdenominational Riverside Church. “Every Sunday,” Braxton says, “I stand in a place where prophets and presidents have stood.” Less than 20 years after his University graduation and a few weeks shy of his 40th birthday, Braxton (Col ’91) is Riverside’s new senior...

January 2009 University News0

Jan 11, 2009

Gilly Sullivan, former U.Va. Alumni Association director, dies Magazine names U.Va. best value among public schools University set to lose $23 million in state funds Scientists use supercomputers for 3-D art models Gilly Sullivan, former U.Va. Alumni Association director, dies Source: UVAToday Gilbert J. Sullivan, who retired in 1993 after devoting 45 years to the University of Virginia’s Alumni Association, including 35 years as its director, died Jan. 5 in Charlottesville. He was 80. Sullivan went to work for the Alumni Association in 1948, after graduating from U.Va. at age 19 with an accounting degree. The former Cavalier quarterback rose to director in 1958. ...

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Jan 11, 2009

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December 2008 E-newsletter: University News0

Dec 16, 2008

U.Va. rated a ‘best value’ among public colleges Researchers identify hot spots for cold germs Dedication of School of Architecture additions celebrates collaboration, transparency and the creative process Boar’s Head Opens New Meeting Space U.Va. rated a ‘best value’ among public colleges Source: Daily Progress The University of Virginia has come in at No. 3 in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.” Kiplinger’s ranked U.Va. based on its academic quality, its AccessUVA financial aid program and its large endowment and successful fundraising operation. AccessUVA pledges to meet 100 percent of student need and...