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Jefferson Scholar alumnus finds success at the helm of a fast-growing startup

Chase Pion, JS '16, is the co-founder of Bezel, a thriving startup that sells pre-owned watches

October 14, 2025

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National Fellow alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for biography of J. Edgar Hoover

May 8, 2023

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Foundation professor JC Cang brings distinction to UVA's neuroscience program

May 4, 2023

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Scholar alumna directs Broadway play that earns six Tony Award nominations

Lear deBessonet, the James J. Bailey III Jefferson Scholar from the Class of 2002, earns Tony Award nominations.

May 3, 2023

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One Jefferson Scholar transitions role as Chair of University Judiciary Committee to another fellow Scholar

April 24, 2023

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Foundation professor elected to the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2023

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First-year Jefferson Scholar receives the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

April 4, 2023

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Foundation professor helps MBA students face some of the biggest challenges at the intersection of business and society

March 23, 2023

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First-year Walentas Scholar delivers personal address as part of UVA's "Double Take" speaker series

February 24, 2023

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Three of the 18 UVA students offered Fulbright Scholarships in 2022 were Jefferson Scholars

February 13, 2023

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Third-year Jefferson Scholar Morgan Hughes named co-chair of UVA's Housing and Residence Life

February 13, 2023

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