Joseph Williams is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Development

Trailblazing engineer, author, and advocate Jill Tietjen is ensuring that future engineers have the tools to succeed.

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a resolution authorizing the establishment of 10 endowed professorships in the College of Arts & Sciences to be allocated among the history, politics, classics and philosophy departments.

The $5 million gift, from alumni Donna and Richard Tadler, will be matched with $5 million from the University’s Bicentennial Professorship Fund to support a distinguished scholar in the field of entrepreneurship.

The gift will be matched by UVA’s Bicentennial Professors Fund, for a total investment of $20 million in the two inaugural University Professorships.

The University has long benefited from private foundation support. Today, these organizations continue to make important work at UVA possible.

Recent gifts from a prominent alumni couple will position the University to attract and retain outstanding faculty at Darden, Law and College and Arts &Sciences.

Imagine what democracy in the 21st century might look like.

The University of Virginia will invest an additional $50 million into the Bicentennial Professors Fund, which uses University matching funds to multiply the impact of philanthropic support for endowed professorships.

The University of Virginia’s newly established School of Data Science has received a $3 million gift from Scott and Beth Stephenson to support the establishment of the Stephenson Dean of the School of Data Science.

The largest donation in University of Virginia School of Engineering history began with a chance encounter more than half a century ago.

UVA's School of Education and Human Development announced a $10 million gift from Jane Batten to support professorships and fellowships in early childhood education.