Topic: Politics
The Inside Story
Bush joins Miller Center’s Oral History Project
Former President George W. Bush is the fifth president to select U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs to compile a comprehensive oral history of his presidency. Nonpartisan scholars will conduct…
How Did We Get Here?
A quick guide to the health care debate
A “pocket guide” to why this debate is happening and what circumstances have propelled reform initiatives, as told by U.Va. faculty experts.
From Pennsylvania Avenue to Sesame Street
Sherrie Sandy Westin trades politics for puppets in many-hued career
Westin trades politics for puppets.
The Kennedys at Virginia
In March 1958, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jackie, and his brothers Robert and Ted attended Law Day at U.Va.
Terrorism on Trial
Lawyer represents defendants in U.S. and at Guantanamo
Over the last year, Edward B. MacMahon Jr. (Col ’82) has been working as a defense attorney in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
¿Habla Español?
Alumnus delivers historic announcement
Dan Restrepo (Col '93) is first to speak Spanish during a White House press briefing.
Letters to the Editor
Rather, Palin tried to explain, when ambushed by Katie Couric (Col ’79) in an “interview,” that the government of Alaska has trade missions with Russia and Canada and that the…
July ’09 University News Highlights
With the July 1 turn of a two-year cycle, the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors will have new leadership.John O. “Dubby” Wynne (Law ‘71) of Virginia Beach, who was…
June ’09 University News Highlights
University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III will retire next summer after 20 years at the helm of one of the nation’s Public Ivies.Calling his time at U.Va. “magical,”…
Scenes from an Inauguration
Patient people, poetric address part of historic ceremony
On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...
Free Speech? Over There
Political parties receive Jefferson Muzzles for designating zones at conventions
The annual muzzle awards took a bipartisan bent this year.
Verbatim
“People whose ambitions may have been limited to, say, the McDonald’s counter or some kind of menial job requiring little or no education are going to see what can happen…
Required Reading: Frederick Hitz
Law and politics lecturer Frederick Hitz wrote The Great Game: The Myth and Reality of Espionage and Why Spy? Espionage in an Age of Uncertainty. His career at the CIA…
Making a Nation Safe
Janet Napolitano (Law ’83) brings “no-nonsense” reputation to new role
President-elect Barack Obama outlined a daunting set of challenges for Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (Law ’83) when he tapped her to become the nation’s next homeland security chief. With the…
HIGHLIGHTS
A Real Adventure in Modern Living
What was the University experience of the 1950s and 1960s like for a married veteran living on Copley Hill?
1977: Ms. Rhodes Scholar
Catherine Burke Sweet (Col ’77), one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, went to England to study in the late '70s and she never moved back.
Ultra Dedicated
Meet two women who run 100 mile races across treacherous terrain and through bad weather; they run ultramarathons with apt names such as Hellgate.
Pioneer of Beer
Tired of the same old brew, Charlie Papazian (Engr ’72) learned to brew his own beer, wrote a book about it and revolutionized American brewing.
Spicy Literature
Dave DeWitt (Col '66) has written nearly 40 books about chile peppers and spicy foods. What fuels his piquant obsession?
High Expectations
U.Va. baseball coach Brian O'Connor talks about last year's spectacular season and his aspirations for this year's College World Series.
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
Rekindling Desire
A new drug shows promise for women who lack sexual desire.
Working Vacation
How Alternative Spring Break changed the perspective of students who have participated in the program.
A Stitch in Time
Admire rare and beautiful items of clothing from the 1790s to the 1950s that are held in the Collection of Historic Dress.
