Starr Hill Pathways

The Innovation Hub also extends beyond the school day. Last summer, the hub collaborated with Starr Hill Pathways, an initiative of UVA’s Center for Community Partnerships, on a summer bio bots project.

Written by Joseph M. Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yakob Lemma, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nina R. Schoonover, University of Virginia, Morgan Rustia, University of Virginia, and Ben Allen, University of Virginia. A college-going identity…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The University of Virginia has been awarded the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a national recognition of institutions that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to deep, reciprocal partnerships with their local, regional, national and global…

Featured in Amplify, the digital magazine from the UVA Division for Community Engagement and Equal Opportunity -- Each summer, the Starr Hill Pathways Summer Camp Expo is more than a showcase of student projects—it’s a celebration of partnership in action. Designed and led by…

Read the 2026 Starr Hill Pathways Family Handbook.

“Without a doubt, my time with the Center for Community Partnerships has become the highlight of my UVA experience.”

In 2023, the Center was awarded an Institutional Challenge Grant to develop a research-practice partnership (RPP) with Albemarle County Public Schools, aiming to reduce barriers to college and career readiness for youth of color and youth from low-income backgrounds in the local…

Apply to encourage academic success and build relationships with middle and high school students who are first-generation, limited-income. Our tutors are paid $18/hour, and tutors who can support more than one session per week are paid $20/hour.