Head of Special Collections & University Archives Emerita Carolyn S. Parsons
Head of Special Collections & University Archives Emerita Carolyn Parsons was recently elected Regional Coordinator for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s (JASNA) Central Virginia region. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth and the organization is providing free membership to all interested students through December. The JASMA annual conference, Jane Austen at 250, will be held in Baltimore this year with Parsons moderating a session titled, “The Quixotic Writer: Jane Austen’s Role in Northhanger Abbey.”