News & Features

April 25, 2025

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Receives Ascendium Grant

UVA SCPS received an award of a $350,700 grant from Ascendium Education Group, a non-profit committed to helping learners from low-income backgrounds achieve their academic and career goals. This grant is a critical first step in positioning the school to become Virginia’s first public university that provides incarcerated individuals with the ability to complete a bachelor’s degree.

Study abroad students stand in front of a mosque in Dubai

February 6, 2025

Education Abroad

Read the story of two School of Continuing and Professional Studies who made time amongst work and family lives to study abroad. They want you to know that you can do it too!

Rudy de Leong Dinglas smiles in front of building

January 31, 2025

Dr. Rudy de Leon Dinglas Joins UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies

UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rudy De Leon Dinglas as a member of our Public Administration teaching team. He is motivated by helping bridge academia and practice to provide government leaders with the practical tools and applications to enhance their capacities to govern effectively while at the same time, bringing real-world issues to the classroom and engaging students and adult learners around those issues.

Public safety professionals gather for a conference

January 23, 2025

Revolutionizing Public Safety

Three months into its launch, the Center for Public Safety and Justice has shown the industry its limitless potential in empowering leaders to address today's challenges with innovation. Learn what the Center has accomplished in 2024 and what's in store for 2025.

Trinity Leahy Faces the Sunrise at the Ocean

December 17, 2024

Not a Statistic: Single Mom and Domestic Violence Warrior Defies Stereotypes in UVA Bachelor’s Completion Program

As a single mom and full-time employee with Sentara, the decision to return to school was one long thought out for Maureen Leahey. Refusing to be defined by others, Leahey decided to pursue her education and is now flourishing as a role model for her daughter and a mentor to peers.