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Foundation-funded professorship brings national leader in AI and journalism to UVA

Seth Lewis appointed Elcan Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Media Studies

June 20, 2025

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Jack Wilkins, JS '20, and Mary Grace Sheers, JS '18, come together to help launch a new student initiative

December 8, 2017

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Jack Brake, JS '18, wins a Schwarzman Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in China

December 5, 2017

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Three Marshall Scholarship winners demonstrate the Jefferson Scholar difference

December 4, 2017

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Lisa Manning, JS '02, receives prestigious physics award from American Physical Society

October 27, 2017

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Watch 2017 Shadwell Speaker Jonathan Haidt present “America’s Escalating Outrage: Why is it Happening and How Can We Reverse It?”

October 26, 2017

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Meghan O'Leary, JS '07, receives 2017 Fans' Choice Award in USRowing

October 26, 2017

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Joe Riley, JS '13, featured in Harvard Business Review article

October 20, 2017

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Lisa Spaar, recipient of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Faculty Prize, selected to speak at Fall Convocation

October 16, 2017

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David Buckley, JS '04, examines the war on drugs in the Philippines—and questions if the Catholic Church can turn its moral standing into political influence

October 2, 2017

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Jefferson Scholar alumna Melissa Murray selected as a 2017 JeffTalks speaker

September 29, 2017

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Scholarships

Learn more about the selection process and nomination for the Jefferson Scholarship and the Walentas Scholarship from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia.
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Fellowships

The Foundation supports world-class graduate students through Jefferson Fellowships and National Fellowships.
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Faculty Support

Learn more about how the Foundation supports UVA faculty with the Distinguished Professorship Program and faculty awards.