Topics > Administration
Remaking the University
In the last issue of Virginia Magazine, I described the strategic planning process that was just beginning in Charlottesville. A few months later, we are seeing the first fruition
Understanding the SACSCOC Warning
Agency issues sanction related to University governance
In December, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges placed U.Va. on warning for one year. Here is an explanation of what that means for the University.
The Way of the Future
Online education has been a part of U.Va. for years, but Coursera opens the University to the world
Coursera opens the University to the world. More than 60,000 students have signed up for U.Va.'s five online courses.
News Briefs
New Executive VP and COO
President Teresa A. Sullivan has chosen Patrick D. Hogan to be U.Va.'s new executive vice president and chief operating officer,
What’s Next for U.Va.?
In August 1818, Thomas Jefferson and several prominent colleagues gathered in a Rockfish Gap tavern in the Blue Ridge Mountains to produce a comprehensive plan for the University
HIGHLIGHTS
Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money
Logan Sachon (Col '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Top 5 Lists
Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?
Unearthing Slavery at the University of Virginia
Recent discoveries on Grounds raise questions about the history of slavery.
War Stories
Generations of alumni reflect on military life over the past century, sharing stories of world wars and major American operations in Asia and the Middle East.
The Quality of Souls
Alumna Audrey Davidow Lapidus writes about how a rare genetic syndrome has shaped her son's life as well as her own.
The School of Athens
One of Raphael's most famous frescoes has enjoyed its own renaissance at the University.
Against the Odds
Sean Doolittle's long, strange baseball journey
Changes to the Honor System 2013
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
