On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Lela Garner, sustainability manager of student outreach and engagement at U.Va. Sustainability. Garner discusses sustainability initiatives on Grounds, the 2030 U.Va. Sustainability Plan and Earth Month celebrations.
Read More
Inside U.Va. in Shanghai — learning language through cultural immersion
By Anniston Li | YesterdayListen as Professor Ran Zhao, director of U.Va. in Shanghai, explains how the program balances intensive Mandarin instruction with opportunities to explore Shanghai and the surrounding region. Through lectures, one-on-one conversations with native teaching assistants and cultural immersion, students will discover that language learning involves engaging with the culture of its origin.
The Summer Language Institute — inside U.Va.’s language immersion program
By Carolina Turner | May 25, 2026Listen to hear Vera Abbate, director of the Summer Language Institute, describe the program’s history, structure and how it crafts an immersive language learning experience.
A $6.2 billion earthquake nobody is talking about: Nexstar, the FCC and the future of local news
By Nolan Batton | April 19, 2026Listen as Jack Hamilton, associate professor of Media Studies and American Studies, discusses the context and controversy of the Nexstar acquisition of Tegna.
