21 February, 12:00 noon: Making Meaning and Value through Stories: Narrative Ethics in the Pandemic This seminar examines the role of personal, professional, and societal stories, including various myths and newly constructed narratives, in response to this pandemic’s disruptions. In our efforts to create ethical meaning and value, we use narrative not only to interpret, […]
31 January, 12:00 noon: Fairly Allocating Ventilators, Vaccines, and Other Scarce Resources One hallmark of pandemics is the inability to meet the public’s massive needs for effective, timely health care. In Covid-19, difficult questions have emerged regarding equitable access to hospitals and to intensive care and the equitable allocation of particular technologies such as ventilators […]
14 February, 12:00 noon: Attending to Religious and Global Perspectives and Conflicts Within the U.S. and globally, different religious and cultural perspectives shape different responses to the pandemic, sometimes even engendering serious conflicts. Societies face difficult questions about how to resolve such conflicts—for instance, should risky religious gatherings be less restricted than other risky gatherings […]
Alice J. Raucher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Architect for the University of Virginia. Alice will help us imagine the evolution of the western gateway to the University Grounds. RFA Lunch | Monday, February 10, 2020 Location: Omni Hotel (212 Ridge McIntire Road) View Photos from luncheon
September 2021 Greetings from the Board of Directors of the UVA Retired Faculty Association. We hope you are well and are finding new and creative ways to enjoy and enhance life in retirement despite the ongoing pandemic. As we begin what appears to be another unpredictable academic year, we wanted to reach out to all […]
13 September, 4:00 pm: Teaching and Learning During Covid, Steve Cushman, Robert C. Taylor Professor of English (and students) 4 October, 12:00 noon: Building an Academic and Competitive Athletics Department, Craig Littlepage, Emeritus Director of Athletics 8 November, 12:00 noon: Confederate Monuments and the Lost Cause, Caroline Janney, John L. Nau III Professor of History […]
