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Explore key advancements in university teaching from UVA's 2025 Innovations in Pedagogy Summit. Learn about emotional intelligence, collaborative online course design, AI in education, and strategies for faculty and student well-being.

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies graduate, Juliette Yang, had no idea how far she - or her studies - would travel after transferring to UVA from a local community college.

Christie Mendoza McCall, MFA and Dr. Robert Powers, MD, MPH have been honored with the 2025 Adelle F. Robertson Award, a distinction recognizing faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in providing new knowledge, instruction or public service to the people, organizations and institutions served by the University.

This summer, scholarships from UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies have afforded 75 students the opportunity to learn new skills, boost their resumes and pursue greater opportunities.

On Sunday, May 18, 2025, graduates from UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies walked the historic Lawn under a beautiful blue sky with nearly 4,000 of UVA’s newest grads. After the procession, the school awarded 82 bachelor’s degrees – the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management - to adult learners who all traveled unique educational paths to reach such a culmination.

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.