The Black Alumni Brood

The following was originally published on the McSweeney's website as part of the author's yearlong column, Big Mom on Campus: Raising Two Kids in a Dorm.

Q&A: “Obstacle Fit” Author Pete Williams (Col ‘91)

Read an excerpt of Obstacle Fit.

U.Va. Mag: Were you always physically active, even as a kid?

PW: I played organized baseball and basketball,

Let’s Get Physical

Alumnus and fitness expert will get you in peak form through obstacle course workouts

The following is an excerpt from the new book Obstacle Fit: Your Complete Training Program to Run Fast, Conquer Challenges, and Discover Your Inner Spartan, Mudder, or Warrior by

The Ice Cream Lady

A physical education teacher sells sweets on the side

Everyone knows that certain jingle you sometimes hear out in the front yard during the summer, the unmistakable sound of an ice cream truck rolling by. Soon, there&rsquo

University Students, Faculty Dean Safe at Boston Marathon

Five Vanished Traditions

The University has many traditions. Here are five that have vanished with time.

Influential Alumni in Sports

1. Val Ackerman (Col ’81) A three-time captain and two-time Academic All-American basketball player at U.Va., Ackerman was the president of the WNBA from 1996-2005. She became

A Better Way To Think About U.Va.’s “Crisis”

Two Alumni Take to the Skies

USAF Lt. Col. Todd McDonald ('91) and Capt. Evan Fillman (Engr '08), both KC-10 pilots, flew a combat mission together.

College, Life

The following is taken from a speech given in Charlottesville on March 14th, 2012, to an audience of students and alumni from the University of Virginia. The speech is a

Memories of the University During the 1950s

Past issues of the University of Virginia Magazine aroused pleasant memories that occurred during the spring of 1945 and the school year 1957-58 in Charlottesville and at the University of

What We Talk About When We Talk About Money

Alumna Logan Sachon writes about finances in a new way on The Billfold

Logan Sachon (Col '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.

Unstoppable

Endurance racer Monique Merrill finally finds peace

Monique Merrill (Col '91), one of the world's top female outdoor endurance athletes, finally finds peace.

Against the Odds

The unlikely baseball career of Sean Doolittle

Sean Doolittle's long, strange baseball journey

War Stories: Hostage of Paradox

A chapter from Hostage of Paradox: A Qualmish Disclosure

John Rixey Moore (Col ’66) served as a Special Forces team leader in Vietnam, taking part clandestine reconnaissance missions “deep in the jungles of enemy-controlled wilderness.” Virginia