Into Africa
Lessons in cultural immersion
Seduced long ago by a lion's roar, environmental sciences professor Bob Swap introduces a new generation of students to a complex and changing Africa.
by Fariss Samarrai

The Experts
Alumni tell us how it's done
From training dogs to picking stocks, U.Va. graduates share advice on a variety of topics.

Reflections of a Survivor
Movie conjures warm--and wrenching--memories for Mary Jane Tolley
We Are Marshall, based on a 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of Marshall University's football team, brings many emotions to the surface again for Mary Jane Tolley (Educ '66), whos husband, Rick Tolley (Educ '64), was the team's head football coach.
by Lee Graves
MULTIMEDIA: View the We Are Marshall trailer

Scripting History
Culture wars challenge historical museums
How do sites like Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello--even U.Va.--strike a balance between entertaining tourists and educating them? Anthropology professor Richard Handler and others weigh in.
by Paul Evans
MULTIMEDIA:  Listen to Handler's lecture, "Fact, Fiction or Friction"