{"id":1435,"date":"2021-04-09T18:01:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T18:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/ridley\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:29:31","slug":"dr-walter-ridley-featured-in-uva-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/2021\/04\/dr-walter-ridley-featured-in-uva-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Walter Ridley Featured in UVA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1922\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header.jpg 1922w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/ridley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/04\/walter_ridley_header-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Walter Ridley was an extraordinary educator and leader,\u2019 said Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education and Human Development. \u2018His life and career demonstrate the values, conviction and commitment to action and equality that serve as models for the work we do as a school of education and human development. 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