Provost
Diversity & Inclusion
Over its first two hundred years, the University of Virginia has been at the forefront of producing global citizen leaders, groundbreaking research and scholarship, and world-class patient care.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Archie Holmes, Jr.
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Archie Holmes, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Electrical Engineering, provides leadership and oversight for academic programs, planning and compliance, and the core academic functions of the University on behalf of the Provost.
Coordinator of Academic Accessibility (COAA)
The Role of the Coordinator of Academic Accessibility (COAA)
The primary focus of the COAA is to ensure accessibility for all to the academic experience at UVA, in particular members of the University community with disabilities.
COAA - National & Regional Conferences
National Conferences
2020
January 28 - February 1: ATiA 2020
Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center; Orlando, FL
January 29-31: Annual APA Conference & Expo (Accessibility in the Built Environment)
Round Rock, TX
Instructional Resources - Available Tools & Tech
Providing accessible content and using assistive technologies benefits a larger population than only those individuals with disabilities. Many tools are free, others do have a cost. UVA offers a few of these titles to the University community free of charge or through SDAC or the ADA Coordinator as an accommodation.
Teaching Race at UVA, 2019
Teaching Race at UVA is designed to help a cohort of faculty from across UVA incorporate the local history of race into their teaching.
COAA - Read&Write Software
Read&Write offers reading, writing, studying, and research support tools that integrate with your computing device for universal learning options.
Jennie S. Knight
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Jennie S. Knight, Ph. D. serves as Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development, where she develops, leads, and oversees faculty development programs to empower faculty from across UVA to thrive at all stages of their careers.
Diversity Resources by Schools
Architecture
UVA School of Architecture is committed to the ongoing project of democracy as both a right and a responsibility. We understand that universities play a fundamental role in guiding the formation of informed, respectful, collaborative, empathetic, and engaged planetary citizens. As a public university, we are committed to expanding access to education and professional development.
Faculty Diversity
The faculty will live by and promote the values at the heart of the University, including service, excellence, honor, diversity and inclusion, free speech and academic freedom, and self-governance.
Faculty Development - National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
The University of Virginia is proud to be an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD).
Teaching Race at UVA - Call for Applications
Faculty from all schools and departments at UVA are invited to participate in the second cohort of a faculty development seminar that will provide UVA faculty with an in-depth understanding of the local history of race at UVA, in Charlottesville, and in the context of Virginia and the United States more broadly.
Teaching Race at UVA
Teaching Race at UVA is designed to help a cohort of faculty from across UVA incorporate the local history of race into their teaching.