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How We’re Taking a Stand at UVA

Kyra Min

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxNOR9JUrw In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and all underserved communities, let’s let our voices be heard supporting inclusion and diversity in the UVA community. These students, faculty, and staff went through the immersive Walk in My Shoes Experience, specifically the shoes of a student...

Prof Talk: Is Facebook a Global Threat?

Vanessa Revilla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aQ4QCC1gIo In today's Prof Talk, UVA Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan explains how Facebook has become a global threat to democracy. It's not just babies and dog pictures out there. Watch to find out why social media,...

Prof Talk: Why You Shouldn’t Have Meme-ified “This Is America”

Quinn Chu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuwqR2uG8g In this episode of "Prof Talk," Media Studies professor William Little tackles what's wrong with co-opting racial messages in music videos and films.

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Jalen Russell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka1rv9bkCcQ&feature=youtu.be

OPINION: The Aadhaar Card is India’s Next Big Thing

Kriti Gupta

In the United States, your identity can be proven with a passport or a driver’s license -- most importantly, your social security number. This nine-digit code identifies you; you need it to be able...

OPINION: Is Freedom Ringing Loud Enough?

Adrienne Preston

Amongst the events of UVa’s Bicentennial Commemoration was the reiterated announcement of a new monument coming to Grounds: the "Memorial to Enslaved Laborers." The memorial will be comprised of a granite "Freedom Ring," a large...

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