Attending Flash Seminars at UVa is a great way for students, faculty, and Charlottesville residents to learn more about a newsworthy topic. Flash Seminars are one-time events that last one hour and are hosted by a professor or another community member who is a specialist in his or her field.

From public speaking and poetry to neuroethics and improv comedy, students at UVa have a wide range of interests. But through a program unique to the University of Virginia, undergraduate students can act as teachers for a semester. The Cavalier Education program, run through Student Council, is an incredible opportunity for students to share their love for a particular topic with their peers. Student-taught classes at UVa could be perhaps compared to the Ted Talks that are coming to the University: for students interested in doing a Ted Talk or teaching a class, he or she must really have a passion for a particular topic and an ability to articulate their lesson. Classes, on the other hand, provide an entire semester over which student “teachers” must plan lessons, assign readings, and facilitate discussions.

The fiftieth anniversary of the tragic Kennedy assassination is coming up on November 22nd, and The Virginia Advocate is publishing a three-issue installment in honor of JFK. This edition will examine the enduring public fascination of Kennedy. I interviewed UVa Media Studies professor Aniko Bodroghkozy on her extensive Kennedy-era research. She is the author of Groove Tube: Sixties Television and the Youth Rebellion (Console-ing Passions) and Equal Time: Television and the Civil Rights Movement. She is also currently teaching a Media Studies class entitled “Media in the Kennedy Era.” Professor Bodroghkozy was kind enough to sit down for a chat and talk about all things Kennedy.