
Funding available for organizations serving summer meals to Virginia children
The Virginia Department of Health is requesting assistance from financially viable organizations that can serve meals to children during the summer months.

The Virginia Department of Health is requesting assistance from financially viable organizations that can serve meals to children during the summer months.

On her Facebook page, Martha Woodroof offers a whirlwind summary of her career journey.

Respected educator and administrator Lee Snyder, PhD., will serve as interim president of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) beginning July 1, 2016.

The Arts Council of the Valley announced the award of Advancing the Arts grants awarded to local artists and educators.

Diane Nash, an African American activist, lecturer and businesswoman, is the guest speaker for James Madison University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week formal program on Jan. 18.

Bridgewater College offers a wide range of arts and events for the community to enjoy during the 2016 spring semester.

Blaise Buma, a December 2015 mathematics graduate of Washington and Lee University, has been selected for the inaugural class of 111 Schwarzman Scholars.

A recent poll by the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute at VCU shows that Virginians strongly support increased funding for public schools.

The Rev. Dr. James Forbes will be the keynote speaker at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s “Day for All People” on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

“18 Stories of War” is a film project with an international cast: members of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding community at EMU.
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