At our annual reception for our graduating Interns and Bigs, I shared advice that had resonated deeply for me the minute I saw the graphic on Instagram: “Leave space for the dips.” This nugget of wisdom comes from Jamie Varon, who leads a digital cours

When I first started YWLP as a Big Sister in the fall of my 2nd year of college, I had no idea what to expect. I was nervous about being a mentor to a middle school girl. What if I wasn’t able to connect with her? What if she didn’t like me?

I found Iris through a freelance piece I wrote for Mental Health Awareness Week during the pandemic year.

In honor of Sharon Davie, the founding director of the Women’s Center, our Davie Fellowship supports the professional development of a PhD student at UVA who is exploring a non-traditional career path.

At the Women's Center, we work for justice that honors the dignity of all, especially women and girls, while we are profoundly aware that this is not a monolithic group. We recognize that today's SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe vs.

Chenelle Miller, a 4th year student, laughs as she recalls an on-going joke about heights between her and her middle school mentee. Miller was a “big,” or female college student mentor, in the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP).

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All day Monday through Friday, during the center's regular hours, you can:

• Fuel up with our food pantry,
• Relax and revive in our

Photo by Caltech Center for Diversity

In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, the Women’s Center affirms that Black lives matter.

Reading in Hues, a book club celebrating women of color authors, bloomed from the Women’s Center’s 20/20 Reading Challenge, the ingenuity of Engaged Scholarship alumna Alexis Gayle, and the guidance of Assistant Director for Engaged Scholarship Jaronda