The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville,Virginia,United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his Academical Village,a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The original governing Board of Visitors included three U.S. presidents:Jefferson,James Madison,and James Monroe,the latter as sitting president of the United States at the time of its foundation. As its first two rectors,Presidents Jefferson and Madison played key roles in the university's foundation,with Jefferson designing both the original courses of study and the university's architecture. Located within its historic 1,135-acre central campus,the university is composed of eight undergraduate and three professional schools:the School of Law,the Darden School of Business,and the School of Medicine.
Charlottesville,colloquially known as C'ville,is an independent city in Virginia,United States. It is the seat of government of Albemarle County,which surrounds the city,though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census,the city's population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes,bringing its population to approximately 160,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area,which includes Albemarle,Buckingham,Fluvanna,Greene,and Nelson counties.
The George Washington University is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington,D.C.,United States. Originally named Columbian College,it was chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress and is the first university founded under Washington,D.C.'s jurisdiction. It is one of the nation's six federally chartered universities.
The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school of the University of Virginia,a public research university in Charlottesville,Virginia. The school offers MBA,PhD,and Executive Education programs.
John Paul Jones Arena,or JPJ,is a multi-purpose arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,Virginia. Since November 2006,it serves as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams,as well as for concerts and other events. With seating for 14,623 fans John Paul Jones Arena is the largest indoor arena in Virginia and the biggest Atlantic Coast Conference basketball arena located outside of large metropolitan areas. Sports Illustrated named John Paul Jones Arena the best new college basketball arena of the 2000s.
The University of Virginia School of Law is the law school of the University of Virginia,a public research university in Charlottesville,Virginia.
The George Washington University Law School is the law school of George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. Established in 1865,GW Law is the oldest law school in the national capital. GW Law has 275 elective courses in business and finance law,environmental law,government procurement law,intellectual property law,international comparative law,litigation and dispute resolution,and national security and U.S. foreign relations law.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is the graduate medical school of the University of Virginia. The school's facilities are on the University of Virginia grounds adjacent to Academical Village in Charlottesville,Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson,UVA SoM is the tenth oldest medical school in the United States. The School of Medicine confers Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees,and is closely associated with both the University of Virginia Health System and Inova Health System.
The Raven Society is an honor society at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,Virginia. It was founded in 1904 by William McCully James who named it in honor of the poem by Edgar Allan Poe,who attended the University of Virginia in 1826.
The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is the public policy school of the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System is an academic health care center associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The health system includes a medical center,school of medicine,school of nursing,and health sciences library. The health system provides inpatient and outpatient care and patient education and conducts medical research and education.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is the professional medical school of the George Washington University,in Washington,D.C. SMHS is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on the number of applicants.
The history of the University of Virginia opens with its conception by Thomas Jefferson at the beginning of the early 19th century. The university was chartered in 1819,and classes commenced in 1825.
Christopher Alan Bracey is an American law professor and former litigator who currently serves as the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of The George Washington University. He is a leading scholar on race,inequality,and the law and is the author of Saviors or Sellouts:The Promise and Peril of Black Conservatism from Booker T. Washington to Condoleezza Rice (2008) and co-editor of The Dred Scott Case:Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law (2010).
Raymond A. Costabile is Professor,and Chair Urology with the Department of Urology at the School of Medicine of the University of Virginia. Costabile is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Urology Service at Madigan Army Medical Center. Costabile is an author;his articles on men's reproductive health and infertility have been published in the Journal of Urology and Proceedings in the National Academy of Sciences,among other peer-reviewed scholarly journals. He has also been featured in television interviews in the national media.
"A Rape on Campus" is a retracted,defamatory Rolling Stone magazine article written by Sabrina Erdely and originally published on November 19,2014,that describes a purported group sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville,Virginia. Rolling Stone retracted the story in its entirety on April 5,2015. The article claimed that UVA student Jackie Coakley had been taken to a party hosted by UVA's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity by a fellow student and led to a bedroom to be gang raped by several fraternity members as part of a fraternity initiation ritual.
Gregory Hayes Swanson,LL.B,A.B.,was an American lawyer who was the first African American to attend the University of Virginia.
Sherita Hill Golden is an American physician who is the Hugh P. McCormick Family Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University. Her research considers biological and systems influences on diabetes and its outcomes. From 2019-2024,she served as the vice president and chief diversity officer. She was elected Fellow of National Academy of Medicine in 2021.
LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is an American family physician who is the former Washington,D.C. Department of Health Director She was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in 2015. Prior to her tenure in DC,Nesbitt was Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public health and Wellness. In November 2022,Nesbitt was appointed executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity at the George Washington University School of Medicine &Health Sciences. She will also be a senior associate dean and professor of medicine. She will also be the inaugural Bicentennial Endowed Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences. She stepped down from the DC Health Department in July 2022.
Barbara Lee Bass is an American surgeon and academic administrator specializing in endocrine and breast surgery. She has served as dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine &Health Sciences since 2020. She is the Walter A. Bloedorn Chair of Administrative Medicine.
