News & Features

With a 20 year career at UVA Health, Victoria Sims embarked on a new journey to earn her bachelor's degree with UVA Enlighten.

BIS alumna, Marion Dobbins, credits her school experience with giving her the confidence she needed to pursue her dreams. Today, Dobbins is working toward her Ph.D. and has a book release planned.

Meet the new Director of Financial Aid, who will be a trusted resource, assisting students in navigating the world of financial aid and growing and improving opportunities for scholarship.

University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and Center for Public Safety and Justice are pleased to announce the expansion of its bachelor completion program, creating a pathway tailored for public safety professionals.

Assistant Chief Christopher Easton doubted he was "UVA material" but after approaching school later in life through the National Criminal Justice Command College, he has gone on to complete his bachelor's and master's degrees through UVA's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Read the story of two School of Continuing and Professional Studies who made time amongst work and family lives to study abroad. They want you to know that you can do it too!

UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rudy De Leon Dinglas as a member of our Public Administration teaching team. He is motivated by helping bridge academia and practice to provide government leaders with the practical tools and applications to enhance their capacities to govern effectively while at the same time, bringing real-world issues to the classroom and engaging students and adult learners around those issues.

Three months into its launch, the Center for Public Safety and Justice has shown the industry its limitless potential in empowering leaders to address today's challenges with innovation. Learn what the Center has accomplished in 2024 and what's in store for 2025.

As a single mom and full-time employee with Sentara, the decision to return to school was one long thought out for Maureen Leahey. Refusing to be defined by others, Leahey decided to pursue her education and is now flourishing as a role model for her daughter and a mentor to peers.

UVA's National Criminal Justice Command College welcomes an inaugural spring cohort to meet rising demand. Learn more about this program and how it shapes public safety leaders.