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Mike Henry, Kaine Chief of Staff, Speaks with UVA Batten

On Friday, Mike Henry — Chief of Staff for Virginia Senator Tim Kaine — joined University of Virginia Professor Craig Volden for a virtual conversation regarding life as a professional Congressional staffer. In response...

Behind the Scenes with an NBC Journalist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1dK2GpDgE&feature=youtu.be Liz Brown-Kaiser (CLAS'19) is a current Tim Russert Fellow at NBC News and a former WUVA reporter. In this interview, she shares her favorite experiences as a journalist and how WUVA has helped her...

UVA Elects Test-Optional Process for 2021-22 Admissions Cycle

The University of Virginia announced Thursday that they will not require standardized testing scores for undergraduate applications in the 2021-22 admissions cycle. The announcement comes as the Coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted high school students’...

Richmond Confederate Monuments to be Left in the Past

On Thursday, Governor Ralph Northam held a press conference to announce plans to remove Confederate monuments around Richmond, and specifically the large, six-story statue of Robert E. Lee located on Monument Avenue.  Northam gave a...

COVID-19 Vaccine and UVA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfIz_gAi8Q&feature=youtu.be WUVA News Reporter Amelia Delphos talked to Dr. William Petri of Petri Labs at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine about their race to perfect and patent the first COVID-19 vaccine. Produced by Amelia...

UVA Reconsidering Use of Standardized Testing in Undergraduate Admissions

In an exclusive interview with WUVA, Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said his office is “having serious discussions” about the use of standardized testing in undergraduate admissions at UVA, specifically in light of the...