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“We know that one of the biggest concerns for students and families is how they will pay for college and we know this is the time when students are making their top choice,” UVA Wise Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Jeffrey Baylor said.

Johnson has a decade of experience as a provost and a passion for helping students and families appreciate the value of a liberal arts education.

Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her book, “Demon Copperhead.” The book is set in nearby Lee County at the onset of the opioid epidemic, and is a modern interpretation of Charles Dickens' “David Copperfield.”

Lilly Meade, a UVA Wise junior, is not only a full-time student, but is a triple major in sociology, criminal justice and accounting with a minor in psychology. Meade credits the UVA Wise’s TRIO programs for getting her where she is today.

This Sunday, Feb. 18, Bowman, along with family, friends and UVA Wise supporters, can follow his quest on the premiere of “American Idol’s” 22nd season.

For many, UVA Wise is a place where students and alumni earn an education that serves them for a lifetime. However, for UVA Wise alumni Rick and Vickie Herron, UVA Wise is the place where they found enduring love.

The Foundation’s charitable gift aims to honor and uphold Anne and Gene Worrell’s legacy by promoting economic and community development in the region where the Worrells met and spent many years together.

Sunday’s double header served as the first home games of the season and the first time the Highland Cavaliers played on their new artificial turf field.

Not only did the Cavaliers play the first game of the season, but it was the first time the Highland Cavaliers played on their new artificial turf field.

On Monday, February 12, the remembrance program, presented by both UVA Wise’s Black History Month Committee and the Town of Wise, celebrates the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Washington Commanders have nominated a UVA Wise alumnus for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award.

UVA Wise welcomes Randall Rose, a seasoned economic and community development leader who has served Southwest Virginia for nearly 20 years.