UVA’s Continuing Education: Expanding the Reach of Higher Education

This UVA Speaks podcast features Melissa Lubin, Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) at the University of Virginia. Lubin discusses the school's mission to provide affordable, accessible, and achievable education that expands the University's reach to non-traditional learners and working adults. SCPS offers an essential pathway to degree completion, certificate programs, and lifelong learning opportunities for students to pursue personal and professional growth.

Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here.

Melissa Lubin is Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) at the University of Virginia. Since joining SCPS in 2022, Dean Lubin has launched a strategic plan that links to UVA's 2030 Plan, expanded scholarship opportunities for students in need, and launched UVA Enlighten, a program to build a pathway to undergraduate degrees. Before joining UVA, Lubin served as Dean of the School of Professional & Continuing Education and Chief Economic Engagement Officer at James Madison University, where she was the university’s champion for community engagement and economic development. She also directed Virginia Tech’s Commonwealth Campus Centers in Richmond, Newport News, and Virginia Beach.