<p>I’m happy with the announcement of [Meredith</a> Woo](<a href=“http://aands.virginia.edu/x13255.xml]Meredith ”>http://aands.virginia.edu/x13255.xml ) being UVA’s new Dean of Arts & Sciences. I especially appreciate her comment about what makes UVa special:</p>
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The University of Virginia is unique among institutions of higher education. It combines the goals and purposes of a public university while maintaining the highest excellence in research and scholarship— and it does so without compromising the quality of undergraduate education. I think that in a great public university, two of the three may be combined but rarely all three.
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<p>I received the email yesterday–she seems quite impressive. Dean Ayers is a tough act to follow. He was one of my favortie professors way back in the 80’s.</p>