Connie Chic Smith

I’m a strategist who enjoys studying human behavior through the lens of communication. My research interests are in Communication/Rhetoric, Culture, & Women’s Studies. My doctoral research examined the use of African American English Vernacular in mainstream discourse by those outside of the African American community. I am always intrigued by the messages people send and the dynamics at play that create those messages.

Class of 2019: Paul Ready to Tackle After Football

In his native Philadelphia, Gladimir Paul starred in football at Northeast High School, and he expected to experience similar success at the University of Virginia.  It didn’t happen. Paul, who redshirted at UVA in 2015, appeared in three games over the next three seasons, all of them in 2016. 

“Coming out of high school, you’re like the greatest in your city, and you have really high hopes and goals,” Paul said recently. “From the very start, my goal was to come here and play and dominate. It just didn’t work out that way. I was hit with the reality.”

From Texas to Charlottesville to Capital Hill, Transfer Student Brings His A-Game

 Max Castroparedes has been at the University of Virginia for only a year, but as a rising fourth-year politics major, he’s making huge strides toward a future public service career.

Castroparedes, a Houston native, transferred to the University from a small Catholic college in his home city after discovering a passion for politics and foreign affairs. He soon determined that UVA was the perfect place to pursue his newfound interest.

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