UVA’s two-week January Term offers everything from sculpting to wine history


Sculpting professor William Bennett said he loves teaching J-Term classes because it pushes everyone out of their comfort zones. The skills he’s teaching are new even to studio art majors, leveling the playing field for engineers and biochemists who want to try their hand at sculpting with no prerequisite courses. Photo: Graelyn Brashear

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