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Faculty and alumni of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences published approximately 90 books in 2018.
News Briefs
College People: Bridget Andersen
Astronomy Undergraduate Takes Research to New Heights
College People: Lawrence Band
Eco-Hydrologist Lawrence Band Works to Solve “Wicked Problems”
College People: Jenna Dagenhart
Media Studies Alumna Sticks to the Facts
When she was a second-year student at UVA, Jenna Dagenhart (Media Studies ’13) attended a career panel through the College where Wyatt Andrews (Government and Foreign Affairs ’74), then a national correspondent for CBS News, spoke about his career as a reporter.
College People: Deborah McDowell
Deborah McDowell Honored with the 2018 Zintl Leadership Award
College People: Corrinne James
Undergraduate Artist Takes Her Work Across the Pond
Fourth-year student Corrinne James first drew attention for her artwork in preschool. James’ teacher called her mother, but not to rave about a prodigy’s creative skill—rather, to express her worry over James’ obsession with drawing the same girl stick figure, over and over.
Rising to the Challenge
Recruiting the Best
Through endowed professorships, Arts & Sciences welcomes top academics
More than 25 new faculty members joined the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences this academic year. They are part of an ambitious campaign to bring more than 200 new faculty members to the College by the year 2020 as a generation of esteemed professors begins to retire in increasing numbers. Several of those new faculty members are national leaders in their fields, and were recruited to the University with endowed professorships.
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