Pursuing
racial and
socioeconomic
equality

The Equity Center works to create mutually beneficial partnerships between UVA and the community that go beyond the standard of "first, do no harm" toward justice and liberation.

Our Story
Students in the Rotunda

Our Work

A group of community partners standing in line in the UVA Rotunda.

Resource Knitting

Creating and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships between UVA and the community that go beyond the standard of “first, do no harm.”
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Youth Power

Underrepresented and underresourced youth gain access to better educational resources and outcomes.
Featured Program

Starr Hill Pathways

Starr Hill Pathways is a free, year-round college and career readiness program for Charlottesville area youth in grades 7-12.

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Our Village

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Focus Areas

The Equity Center’s areas of work are guided by 2019's UVA-Community Working Group's listening sessions and final report. This report recommended the founding of The Equity Center, as well as the establishment of the President's Council on UVA-Community Partnerships.

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Respectful Research
Accessible Data
Law Enforcement
Immigration
Food Security
Health Care
Power Differential and White-Washed History
Transportation
Art
Climate Justice
Jobs and Wages
Youth, Schools, and Child Care
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Charlottesville Regional Equity Atlas

The data-driven reports and dashboards included in the Equity Atlas document progress toward measures of well-being to advance a more equitable community and help citizens hold decision-makers accountable.

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Key University Partners

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