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The SAT Gauntlet

The SAT Gauntlet

“Hey Dad, it’s time to wake up!” rang out from my daughter Alex about 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning in October 2008. Was it time to head out to…

Lending a hand

Lending a hand

I’ve been in Kampala, Uganda, for about a month now, and the city is starting to really feel familiar. I can now orient myself by the frenetic Taxi Park or…

We hate to see our kids suffer and be in pain, but pain is a feature to learn from. What young people need is the chance to struggle with challenges. We need to let them be adults.

— Joseph Allen (Col '80), professor of psychology and director of clinical training at U.Va. He and his wife, Claudia Worrell Allen (Grad '96), are coauthors of a new book, “Escaping the Endless Adolescence.’’MORE QUOTES »