Alumni

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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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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Jefferson Scholar alumnus receives Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to study at Stanford University

Nathan Abraham (JS '20) plans to pursue a law degree to help change the criminal legal system

May 10, 2024

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Scholar alumna confirmed as Virginia's first Asian American federal judge

Jasmine Yoon (JS '03) will serve the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

March 14, 2024

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Empowering first-generation college students

How the Walentas Scholars Program is supporting outstanding students at UVA

February 14, 2024

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Scholar alumna continues to drive growth and change at Stony Brook University

Maurie McInnis, JS '88, has enjoyed a string of successes since being appointed president of Stony Brook in 2020

January 3, 2024

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