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Longtime supporter and friend of the Foundation has passed away

Richard Berkeley was a "Triple Hoo," having received his B.A., J.D., and M.B.A. from the University of Virginia

November 12, 2024

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Jefferson Scholar alumnus receives the 2024 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Award for Best Comedy Feature

Forrest Brown, JS '15, emerges as winner for his screenplay entitled Love That For You

October 28, 2024

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Two Jefferson Scholar alumni lead pivotal cases to the U.S. Supreme Court

Scott Ballenger (JS '93) and Xiao Wang (JS '08) are both directors of law clinics at UVA School of Law

October 17, 2024

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Jefferson Fellow alumna and team of UVA researchers launch study to expand H-2A visa program

Kathryn Babineau, is one of the research leads on a large federally-funded project studying migrant farm labor in American agriculture.

October 1, 2024

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Jefferson Fellow alumna takes part in space mission to explore Mercury

Hayley Williamson, JF '18, is reviewing charged particle data that BepiColombo has sent back to Earth from Mercury.

September 23, 2024

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Jefferson Scholar alumna named artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater

Lear deBessonet (JS '02) will lead programming and season planning and manage day-to-day operations in her new role.

September 16, 2024

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Foundation professor's groundbreaking research could revolutionize organ transplant acceptance

Evan Scott, the Thomas A. Saunders III Family Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor, recently led a study in which he and fellow researchers used nanoparticles to make the cells of transplanted hearts in mice resistant to attack by their immune system.

September 5, 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation and UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences announce the appointment of economist Alexander MacKay

A UVA alum, Alexander MacKay returns to join the College’s Department of Economics as the James H. and Elizabeth W. Wright Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor

July 8, 2024

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation and UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences announce the hiring of esteemed historian specializing in U.S. foreign relations

Andrew Preston will join UVA’s Corcoran Department of History as the W.L. Lyons Brown Jr. Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor in Diplomacy and Statecraft

June 27, 2024

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Jefferson Scholar alumna named president of Yale University

Maurie McInnis, JS '88, joins Yale after serving as president of Stony Brook University for the last four years

May 30, 2024

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