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Mar

news | Mar 20, 2026

Building scientists in Charlottesville: Inside the UVA Innovation Hub

Mar 20, 2026

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.

news.virginia.edu

Mar

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Mar

news | Mar 11, 2026

"I'm Going to College": Protective Factors Shaping the College-Going Identity of Prospective First-Generation College Students of Color

Mar 11, 2026

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…

scholarworks.wmich.edu

Mar

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Feb

news | Feb 27, 2026

University of Virginia Earns Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

Feb 27, 2026

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…

academic-outreach.provost.virginia.edu

Feb

Local school attendance map of the Charlottesville region.

News | Feb 25, 2026

Understanding Our Schools: A Closer Look at Local School Demographics

Feb 25, 2026

At the Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Virginia (UVA), we believe that strong communities are built on shared knowledge, action-oriented research, and data-rich advocacy. We’re excited to share the latest update to our Local School Demographics resource, a…

Transformative Social Impact A Journal of Community-Based Teaching and Research Volume 2, Issue 1 journal cover

Feb

news | Feb 24, 2026

Embracing Community-Engaged Scholarship: Principles and Practices from the Center for Community Partnerships at UVA

Feb 24, 2026

Researchers across disciplines are moving towards embracing community-engaged scholarship. This article presents three key tenets that help define the principles of community-engaged scholarship: 1) practicing humility, 2) pursuing mutual benefit, and 3) building authentic…

www.innovativehumancapital.com

Feb

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Feb

news | Feb 4, 2026

In 20 years, Sunshine Mathon hopes that entrenched income inequality in central Virginia will be a thing of the past

Feb 4, 2026

The Orange Dot Report, a local study by Piedmont Virginia Community College and the Center for Community Partnerships at UVA, reinforces this trend. Between the 2011 report and 2024 report, the number of financially unstable households in Charlottesville stayed largely constant…

www.cvilletomorrow.org

Feb

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Jan

news | Jan 9, 2026

How Virginia’s re-entry system fails formerly incarcerated women — even when they do everything right

Jan 9, 2026

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Jan

Dec

news | Dec 22, 2025

NNERPP 2025 Yearbook

Dec 22, 2025

The Center for Community Partnerships at UVA is a proud member of the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) at Rice University. Click to read our feature in the network's annual yearbook, which includes stories of impact from Research-Practice…

nnerpp.rice.edu

Dec

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Nov

news | Nov 25, 2025

Starr Hill Pathways: Partnerships That Inspire

Nov 25, 2025

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…

www.flipsnack.com

Nov

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Nov

news | Nov 20, 2025

Charlottesville community leaders host safety dialogue

Nov 20, 2025

Community leaders invited the community to speak their minds and have a real conversation about safety on at Charlottesville High School.

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Nov

news | Nov 14, 2025

UVA urban planning expert to highlight community-oriented design

Nov 14, 2025

The co-founder of the University of Virginia’s Center for Community Partnerships will deliver the 2025 Morton B. Gulak Lecture in Urban and Regional Planning at Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

news.vcu.edu

Nov