News & Notes

Seth Lewis

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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In the News

Rhodes Scholar Aryn Frazier, JS '17, shares her future plans with UVA Today

April 18, 2017

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Attiya Latif, JS '18, is one of 62 college students across the country to win a Truman Scholarship

April 13, 2017

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Maeve Curtin, JS ’18, makes a difference through friendship and leadership

April 12, 2017

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Kristen Gunther, JF '09, helps pave the way for women in private equity

April 11, 2017

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Jefferson Scholars Foundation Awards Three U.Va. Faculty Members the 2017 Award for Excellence in Teaching

April 10, 2017

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Sasheenie Moodley, JS '17, receives a Rotary Global Grant to pursue a Ph.D. at Oxford

April 6, 2017

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Michael Bateman, JS '19, is helping to build a global community that celebrates kindness

April 3, 2017

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Attiya Latif, JS '18, named a recipient of the 2017 John T. Casteen III Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award

March 29, 2017

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A first in U.Va. and JSF history: Five Jefferson Scholars in a single year awarded prestigious Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships

March 14, 2017

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Jefferson Scholar alumnae help empower women through fashion

March 9, 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.