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University of Virginia

Laurie Maffly-Kipp is the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia

John Fea   |  March 26, 2024

Congratulations to Professor Maffly-Kipp! Here is the press release: We’re excited to welcome Prof. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, who has been appointed the new Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies at UVA, upon the retirement of Prof. Kathleen Flake. Maffly-Kipp […]

The Author’s Corner with Adam R. Nelson

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 12, 2023

Adam R. Nelson is Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This interview is based on his new book, Capital of Mind: The Idea of a Modern American University (University of Chicago Press, […]

Conor Friedersdorf: “Students for Pogroms in Israel”

John Fea   |  October 17, 2023

If you haven’t seen it yet, The Atlantic writer Conor Firedersdorf has written a critique of student activists who are “excusing murder and kidnapping” in Israel. Here is a taste of “Students for Pogroms in Israel“: Across America, millions of […]

University of Virginia changes its name!

John Fea   |  April 1, 2023

Watch UVA go all in for April Fools Day (with an endorsement from historian Chris Gehrz): Thanks for stopping by. If you want to learn more about CURRENT, check out our home page and our About page. We are supported […]

A University of Virginia student on the lack of intellectual diversity in American higher education

John Fea   |  March 8, 2022

Emma Camp is just one voice at one school–the University of Virginia. I am sure campus progressives–students and especially faculty members–will dismiss her recent New York Times op-ed. When this post hits my Facebook page, I imagine a few academics […]