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One Gutsy Phone Call Took Alumnus From a Dirt Road to a United States Embassy
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One Gutsy Phone Call Took Alumnus From a Dirt Road to a United States Embassy
In 1999, 10 years after graduating from the University of Virginia, Arthur Brown returned to the scene of perhaps the most consequential conversation of his life: the office of Dean of Admission John A. “Jack” Blackburn. A quarter-century later, Brown is two months into his tenure as U.S. ambassador to Ecuador, one of nine countries he’s served. But he’s quick to offer that his journey started much more humbly.
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Q&A: What Is It Like To Win ‘Miss Virginia’?
In between writing her comprehensive exams, Carlehr Swanson competed in – and won – the Miss Virginia pageant.
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This Professor Has Tips for Students Who May Feel Lonely
Say “hi” first, schedule a coffee date with someone you want to get to know and realize everyone around you is also looking for new friends.
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Every Hoo Has a Story: Learning To Let Go
For some first-generation, low-income students, the pressure to earn a degree can be overwhelming. Katrina Amistad carried it like a burden bending her shoulders.
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Enabling Difficult Conversations: Tarek El-Ariss and Susannah Heschel on Israel-Palestine
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Enabling Difficult Conversations: Tarek El-Ariss and Susannah Heschel on Israel-Palestine
Join us to hear Tarek El-Ariss, James Wright Professor and Chair of Middle Eastern Studies At Dartmouth College, and Susannah Heschel, Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. They will discuss their co-taught course at Dartmouth and their larger perspectives on how to enable difficult conversations on Israel and Palestine on colllege campuses.
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Q&A: "How Can We Build a Sense of Belonging at UVA?"
The value of cultivating a sense of community and belonging — on college campuses, at work, at home and in our other communities — has emerged as an important area of research. Some of the top scholars and practitioners doing work in that growing field came to the University of Virginia on April 3 for “Inclusive Futures: Belonging in Higher Education and Beyond,” a one-day conference hosted by the University of Virginia.
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