Northside Library to be included in the American Libraries’ 2015 Design Showcase
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Albemarle County announced this week that the new Northside Library has been included in the American Libraries’ 2015 Design Showcase.
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Bridgewater College to host Errol Flynn’s daughter for film retrospective
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The daughter of legendary movie swashbuckler Errol Flynn will be the featured guest of Bridgewater College on Friday, Sept. 25, in a retrospective of her father’s life and films.
James River Writers announces Robin Traywick Williams as winner of 2015 Best Unpublished Novel Contest
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James River Writers announced Robin Traywick Williams of Crozier, for The Key to the Quarter Pole, as the first place winner of the JRW and Richmond Magazine 2015 Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Gail Giewont, and Vivian Lawry, both of Richmond, have been selected as finalists for Unguided and Nettie’s Books, respectively.
Virginia Tech baseball center named in honor of former athletic director Jim Weaver
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Virginia Tech baseball’s hitting facility has been renamed in honor of the university’s former athletic director Jim Weaver, whose tenure from 1997-2013 saw tremendous development in the national profile of the university’s athletic programs.
Restorative justice, peacebuilding and development programs gain new faculty
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New faculty members Johonna Turner and Tim Seidel bring strong ties to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), and to Mennonite peacebuilding organizations, as well as a variety of practice, theory, teaching and research experience.
Shenandoah literary prize winners announced
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The annual winners of “Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review’s” literary prizes in prose
UVA Woodson Institute to hold forum Thursday
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The University of Virginia’s Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies will present a panel discussion, “Engaging Race: Forum on Race, Citizenship and Social Justice,” on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Minor Hall, room 125.
Blue Ridge Parkway launches National Park Service Centennial at the Blue Ridge Music Center on Aug. 29
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The National Park Service, established by Congress in 1916, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Parkway partner organizations, and the Blue Ridge Music Center will usher in the 2016 centennial on Saturday, August 29
Bridgewater College names four faculty to head new divisions
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Four Bridgewater College faculty members have been appointed to head up a new divisional structure designed to address major initiatives in the college’s strategic plan.
CJP graduate authors United States Institute of Peace special report promoting restorative justice in her native Libya
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Can restorative justice work in countries where justice is elusive and rule of law suspect? Najla Mangoush argues it can in a June 2015 special report titled “Customary Practice and Restorative Justice in Libya: A Hybrid Approach” published by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
