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Hank Jones' writing credits that include shows such as Motown Magic, Family Reunion, The Neighborhood, Grown-ish, Bel-Air, Truth Be Told, The Game, Black-ish, The New Edition Story, and Dear White People. He is currently a writer and producer on ABC’s Will Trent.

Through a grant from Arts Fairfax, Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and faculty are helping youth in the Fairfax Detention Center express themselves through poetry.

Liza Burrell-Aldana, MEd Education Leadership ’13, joins a legacy of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni honored for their exceptional leadership in school administration.

Meet the ’91 alumna who now heads the Student Conservation Association: Lidia Soto-Harmon.

Jeffery W. Keller, Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum and high school history teacher, is currently pursuing his PhD in education and is the 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year.

Ashley Byrum, a senior communication specialist in Human Resources, is the May Employee of the Month

Â鶹ÊÓƵ PhD student Dinesh Karri has been working with the student teams competing in the annual Defend the Republic LTA robotics competition, held this year at EagleBank Arena.

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate paid for his Schar School master’s degree by working at Â鶹ÊÓƵ—as a policeman. Along the way, Detective Ryan Grant learned research skills while earning the trust of the Patriot community.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers are making inroads in an important element of health diagnosis and treatment, and with funding from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) Commonwealth Commercialization Fund, are seeking to launch a startup to commercialize their developments.

The odds of winning a Presidential Management Fellowship are low—4 percent of applicants are chosen each year. But Schar School grad Aurelia Berisha beat the odds and is making the most of her two-year federal government opportunity.