Eileen Chou, Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Batten school, has chosen an exciting question to answer in her latest research endeavors: “What is it about coffee shops that induces creativity?” Professor Chou’s research focuses on the organizational, social, and psychological forces that shape individual and group behavior in organizational settings. While living in different parts of the … Continue reading
At the end of 2013, Matthew Burtner and Rita Dove were awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Work Grant—a $30,000 grant to collaborate on a multidisciplinary project involving Ms. Dove’s poetry and Mr. Burtner’s music. The project, dubbed “The Ceiling Floats Away,” aims to explore creative artwork as a part of living culture and as … Continue reading
October 18, 2013 ArtsFwd is an organization that brings together cultural leaders and community members through events in order to foster dialogues about important issues that face their communities. From October 20 – 23, ArtsFwd is hosting a summit in Colorado to explore the challenges, discoveries, and achievements of daring to depart from traditional approaches. … Continue reading
A few semesters ago, I was sitting in a seminar taught by James Hilton about living in “internet time.” He asked each student to tell the class why they came to UVA. Answers generally focused on the prestige of the university and the opportunity to be taught by great professors. My answer was somewhat different, … Continue reading
