Listen 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.
Listen as Carolyn Dillard, Community Partnership Manager for the University’s Center of Community Partnerships, discusses how the Center planned the 2026 MLK Day events and the role of MLK Day programming in Charlottesville and on Grounds.
Listen as the Director of the Special Collections Library discusses the different materials the library holds and the importance of the work of archivists in preserving a diversity of voices within them.
Listen as the Executive Director of Loaves & Fishes shares what it takes to provide food for over 200 families a day in Charlottesville and adapts to challenges like shutdowns, housing crises and transportation barriers.
