Timothy Naftali (above), associate professor and director of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, has been named the first director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Ca. “We are pleased that the National Archives has looked to the Miller Center for leadership of this important national assignment,” said Miller Center director Gerald L. Baliles. Naftali will assume his duties on Oct. 16. Full story.

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“Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education,” published by the University of Virginia Press, has captured two major awards in a span of three days. The University Continuing Education Association announced on April 11 that the book, written by William G. Bowen, Martin Kurzweil and Eugene Tobin, was the recipient of the 2006 Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education. On Sunday, April 9, the American Educational Research Association announced that the book had won their prestigious 2006 Outstanding Book Award. Full story.

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Jewish students at the University of Virginia can find kosher menu selections around Grounds thanks to a newly implemented program by U.Va.’s Dining Services Division. “The program has been talked about for three years,” said U.Va. district executive chef Thomas Fiammetta, who spearheaded the program’s implementation this year. Students don’t need to arrange in advance for kosher meals and can choose among several options, including turkey, chicken, fish and roast beef. Full story.

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