Milena "Lenny" Keene and Oliver Jones discuss their day traveling between the Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Beach for views of the sea and of penguins, followed by a private showing of Invictus.

Henry Grieco and Isabella Gega reflect on their day passing through Bishops College, Signal Hill, and back to Stellenbosch for a braai and an international rugby match on the screen.

Dylan Kirk and Jillian Caughey reflect on their day watching the SAS Academy players, bonding with the Stellenbosch women's rugby team, and learning about resistance, transformation, and unity in South African rugby.

Katie Fines and Henry Duke cover a day of lectures, watching rugby, and scrimmaging at the University of the Western Cape.

It can be hard to hit the ground running when plagued by the jet-lag that naturally follows a 14-hour flight, but us Wahoos are rugby tough. After good company and even better wine the night before –sharing one family-style meal with players, coaches, professors, and administrators alike to properly christen the trip we were about to embark on–, we woke up ready to face the day ahead of us.

The Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation closes out the 2024-2025 academic year during what can only be described as a season of consequence and challenge. In the most important ways, this grant cycle has been enormously successful.

Meet the players traveling to South Africa this June for "Game Change: Rugby, Race, and Reconciliation!” In Global Affairs’ latest course in an emerging series exploring the links between sports and global politics, these members of UVA's men's and women's rugby clubs will participate in an intensive two-week program blending academics, athletics, and community engagement. Through lectures, field visits, and training sessions with local teams, they will examine how rugby has both reflected and shaped South Africa’s complex racial and political history.

Anu Karippal is a doctoral student in anthropology studying the relationships between humans and elephants in South Asia. She caught up with UVA Global to discuss her research, her experiences as an international student from India, and her thoughts on relationships between humans and with the more than human world.