CLA is delighted to announce that Dr. Cristina Griffin is joining us this fall as the Managing Director of the Teaching Hard Literature project. Cristina teaches as an Assistant Professor in the…
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CLA is delighted to announce that Dr. Cristina Richieri Griffin is joining us this fall as the Managing Director of the Teaching Hard Literature project. Cristina teaches as an Assistant Professor in…
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Prof. Fernando Valverde, one of the star presenters at our April program "Concepts of the Global in the Literatures of the Spanish Speaking World," was featured in the Spring issue of C'ville Weekly!
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Our co-director Lisa Woolfork was featured in an article by the Southern Poverty Law Center on the history of racism and police brutality, a year after the murder of Mr. George Floyd.
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We are delighted to announce that since 2016, we have had teachers attend our programs from 95 different school divisions in VA, 22 states across the country and Washington, DC. Although we miss…
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Congratulations to our beloved Program Coordinator Becky Yancey and her son, Scott Abell, Head Coach of the Davidson College football team! Scott was named a finalist for The Eddie Robinson Award,…
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Sponsored by UVA’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the Public Service Awards recognize faculty members’ commitment to service and to sustaining community partnerships. We are…
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The project, which is partly funded through a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, will create a national resource to help K-12 teachers present literature associated with under-…
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The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12.
Please encourage your students to submit…
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The new resource will support K-12 teachers’ teaching of literature associated with under-represented groups.
Teaching Hard Literature prototypes being created
The Center for the…
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UVA Today reached out to University of Virginia faculty and staff, and asked them to speak to the art, music and literature that is bringing them solace in these difficult days. We wanted to share…
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Thank you for attending the Teaching Writing Online program on May 2nd. For those of you who were not able to join our Zoom workshop, please refer to the following resources:
Main Lecture (Video…
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A Callarse de Pablo Neruda
Ahora contaremos doce
y nos quedamos todos quietos.
Por una vez sobre…
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Thank you for attending the May 2nd program "Teaching Writing Online."
After the program, please fill out a brief evaluation survey to share your thoughts with us - we always…
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CLA is excited to announce the Longview Foundation for World Affairs and International Understanding has awarded us a grant, which will amply fund our next three Spanish programs. Longview Foundation…