UVa Professors Weigh In On Ankara Bombing
On Sunday, a suicide bomber in Turkey's capital, Ankara, killed 37 people and injured 125. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons. a left-wing militant group based in Iraq-Kurdistan, claimed responsibility for the car bomb in one of the...
North Korea Sentences Otto Warmbier to 15 Years Hard Labor
On Tuesday, North Korea’s highest court sentenced UVa Third Year Otto Warmbier to 15 years hard labor after he allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a Pyongyang hotel. In a one-hour trial,...
James Franco to Headline President’s Speaker Series for the Arts
On April 17, renowned actor and producer James Franco will headline the third annual President’s Speaker Series for the Arts. He will join UVa’s Vice Provost for the Arts Jody Kielbasa in a moderated...
What Donald Trump’s Success Says About the State of U.S. Party Politics
During the tail end of the last GOP Debate, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich were lobbed a softball question; “Would you support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee?” All three said yes,...
In India, Press Freedom, But Also Communism
In the Grand Ballroom of the Abad Plaza Hotel in Cochin, India, three men, each equipped with expertise on the media and politics in India, sat on a panel discussion, ready to impart their...
Cornell President, UVa Alumna, Dies at 52
On Sunday night, Cornell University President Elizabeth Garrett died after a short battle with colon cancer. Garrett was a UVa alumna who graduated from the School of Law in 1988.
In a February 8th public...
