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Department: First Person

The Dilemma of U.S.-Iran Relations

The Dilemma of U.S.-Iran Relations

Iran is my birth land; UVA, my intellectual home for 60 years. Here, I've tried to advance understanding of Iran's foreign policy.

Fall 2012

What's the Rush?

What’s the Rush?

Pressure for success raises questions about the pace of life

Summer 2012

The Power of a Poet

The Power of a Poet

Spring 2012

A Funeral Procession for the Marquis

A Funeral Procession for the Marquis

An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University

Winter 2011

Witness to Revolution

Witness to Revolution

Jia Tolentino (Col '09), member of the Peace Corps, survives the April 2010 coup in Kyrgystan

Fall 2011

Super Powers

Super Powers

Surviving two bouts of cancer means embracing -- and resisting -- change

Summer 2011

At History's Elbow

At History’s Elbow

An alumnus travels back to Japan where he fought on the USS Missouri

Spring 2011

A Curious Feline

A Curious Feline

Spring 2010

Terrorism on Trial

Terrorism on Trial

Over the last year, Edward B. MacMahon Jr. (Col ’82) has been working as a defense attorney in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Winter 2009

Heroes of a New World Economy

Heroes of a New World Economy

Imagine a global economy that provides people affordable goods and services that allow them to solve their own problems.

Fall 2009

Scenes from an Inauguration

Scenes from an Inauguration

On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...

Summer 2009

A Million Stories to Tell

A Million Stories to Tell

I moved to Egypt in August to study Arabic at the American University in Cairo. I came by way of UVA, but more by way of Iraq, a place I’ve never left far behind. I was a soldier there from 2004 to 2005, and I feel compelled to re-engage the Middle East on civilian terms.

Spring 2009

A Run to Remember

A Run to Remember

Thousands of my friends have asked me one question: How did I get that special honor as a torch bearer? That’s a long story to tell.

Winter 2008

Crossing the Aisle

Crossing the Aisle

Virginia was a smaller state in 1968, and its politics had been one-party Democratic for the previous swath of the 20th century.

Fall 2008

Cuba from the Bottom Up

Cuba from the Bottom Up

Nowhere has news of what was, by all accounts, one of the most anticipated transitions of power been received with more yawning than in Cuba itself.

Summer 2008

On Top of the World

On Top of the World

Spring 2008

Just Did It

Just Did It

Winter 2007

Mission of Mercy

Mission of Mercy

Summer 2007