{"id":261,"date":"2026-04-20T15:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/?p=261"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:49:59","slug":"65th-anniversary-reunion-featured-by-college-of-arts-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/2026\/04\/20\/65th-anniversary-reunion-featured-by-college-of-arts-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"65th Anniversary Reunion featured by College of Arts &amp; Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who attended the Echols Scholars Program&#8217;s 65th Anniversary Reunion!<\/p>\n<p>The reunion was <a href=\"https:\/\/as.virginia.edu\/news\/milestone-reunion-echols-scholars-program\">featured in an article<\/a> on UVA&#8217;s College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences webpage, written by<strong> Lorenzo Perez (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201992)<\/strong>, A&amp;S editorial director. &#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to put into words the energy and openness that our Echols Scholars alumni brought to our 65th Anniversary Celebration&#8230; Everywhere you looked, there was vibrant conversation and connection, including with the many current scholars who attended,&#8221; Echols Director Karl Shuve told Perez.<\/p>\n<p>Following the event&#8217;s success, there will be an Echols alumni fall weekend, held October 16-17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/as.virginia.edu\/news\/milestone-reunion-echols-scholars-program\">Read the Article<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/files\/Echols-Reunion-photo-from-AS-website.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/files\/Echols-Reunion-photo-from-AS-website.webp 800w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/files\/Echols-Reunion-photo-from-AS-website-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/files\/Echols-Reunion-photo-from-AS-website-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/echols\/files\/Echols-Reunion-photo-from-AS-website-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo taken by Evan Kutsko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who attended the Echols Scholars Program&#8217;s 65th Anniversary Reunion! 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