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Arts & Sciences faculty voted unanimously to approve two new study abroad options for incoming students interested in starting their UVA academic career overseas, adding opportunities to spend their fall semester in either Shanghai or València, Spain.

Kevin Gaines previously taught at Princeton University, the University of Texas and the University of Michigan. “His appointment puts UVA on the map for the study of, and research in, civil rights and social justice,” the chair of UVA’s history department said.

Keisha John, who has been serving as Director of Diversity Programs for UVA’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs since 2015, is moving into a new role within Arts & Sciences as the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.

Assistant media studies professor Chris Ali spent his summer driving around small farm towns in the Midwest to get a better handle on why high-speed internet there remains so scarce.

A rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Lincoln, and the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, as well as a unique note by Frederick Douglass, the famous abolitionist who escaped slavery, are on display at the Special Collections Library.

How should governments, communities and individuals respond to major storms and other natural disasters? UVA researchers are seeking answers.

Dear Colleagues:

I wanted to take a moment to write you all to address some issues relating to changes in the world of budget and finance, both at the University generally and within A&S.  

The Engagements Lecture Series is bringing acclaimed performance artist and sculptor Nick Cave to the Paramount Theater as the first keynote speaker of this academic year’s series of events. Cave's work and performances blend sculpture, installation, video, choreographed performances and fashion.

The effort will bring together a diverse range of scholars, government leaders and practitioners to study and advance the prospects of democracy around the world.

Kucenas has been selected for the Landis Mentoring Award for Outstanding Mentorship, a new annual award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health.