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This year’s Festival will feature appearances from filmmaker Werner Herzog, actress-director Liv Ullmann and actress Shirley MacLaine. Many A&S faculty will play key supporting roles, introducing films and participating in panel discussions following screenings.

Three students launched a payload of instruments by weather balloon for an astronomy project. Thirty miles and three hours, 40 minutes later, they’re eager to do it all again.

The “2016 Survey of American Political Culture” by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture reveals the troubling pulse of the American electorate, from distrust of politicians to suspicions about Wall Street and a system “rigged” to benefit the wealthiest Americans.

Sarah Koch wants to use her UVA education in Arabic and Persian to pursue a career in the U.S. Army that includes military intelligence and being a “warrior-diplomat.”

While most Americans are focused on the national stage, Assistant Professor Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner teaches how to make an impact in the political arenas that directly affect us the most: the ones in our hometowns.

A message to A&S Faculty from Dean Ian Baucom:

Dear Colleagues:

A symposium organized in remembrance of Julian Bond, one of the most prominent advocates for social justice to emerge from the American Civil Rights Movement and an Arts & Sciences faculty member for 20 years, will open next week, on October 20.

Rouhoullah “Ruhi” K. Ramazani, a University of Virginia professor emeritus of government and foreign affairs who dedicated his life to UVA and to promoting political understanding of Iran-U.S. relations, died on Oct. 5 in Charlottesville. He was 88.

In her sixth book, “Nine Island,” Alison finds patterns in real life to create the narrative that includes translating Ovid’s stories of sexual transformation and thinking about her status as a woman on her own at 50

Thanks to our generous alumni and friends, our Faculty Forward campaign exceeded its goal of $130 million in gifts and pledges in response to the case for faculty support.