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Welcome Hoos: The Class of 2029
Joy, anticipation and a few tears marked the arrival of the University of Virginia’s Class of 2029. Four thousand new Hoos – along with their families, volunteers and University leaders – carried boxes, rolled carts and began to embrace their life on Grounds. Welcome to UVA, you belong here.
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Wahoo Welcome 2025
During the first weeks of school, Wahoo Welcome is a University-wide program that helps to prepare you for life at UVA, acclimates you to Grounds, helps you to find connections with your peers, and helps you find your place at the University.
Wahoo Welcome 2025 will begin on August 21st and 22nd with Move In Days and will continue through the first six weeks of the Fall semester.
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Community-Engaged Teaching Through Starr Hill Pathways
Community-engaged teaching at the University of Virginia is driving real community impact, fostering strong connections between students at UVA and across the Charlottesville and Albemarle County region. Through partnerships with the Center for Community Partnerships’ Starr Hill Pathways (SHP) college and career readiness program, UVA faculty are reinforcing primary subjects for undergraduate students by assigning them to tutor and mentor local students
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From Around Virginia and the World, UVA’s Class of 2028 Settles In
The new Wahoos hail from 99 countries and jurisdictions, and six native nations. Most of the class – 66% – are from Virginia.
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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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Class of ’24: The Pandemic and Humble Beginnings Fueled This Hoo’s Drive To Succeed
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Class of ’24: The Pandemic and Humble Beginnings Fueled This Hoo’s Drive To Succeed
Like many first-generation students, Leslie Oviedo said she didn’t arrive on Grounds feeling like she belonged there. She said her background had a lot to do with what is commonly described as “imposter syndrome.” As is the case with many students, she said she eventually found her people.
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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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