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Required Reading: Gary Gallagher
History professor Gary Gallagher recently published his sixth book about the Civil War, The Union War.What book first ignited your interest in the Civil War?The American Heritage Picture History of…
How Much—or Little—Do College Students Learn?
New book uses data to argue that many students learn little due to lack of rigor
In President Obama’s first speech to Congress, he said, “By 2020, American will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” In the past decade, the…
Chick Lit Flick
Emily Giffin’s debut novel adapted to the big screen
You know you’ve arrived when you have a cameo in a movie based on your bestselling novel. Emily Giffin (Law ‘97) appears in the movie adaptation of her book Something…
Letters to the Editor
Of course I do not really know how Mr. Jefferson would respond to this issue of the magazine, but I believe that he would be quite disappointed at the extent…
What’s the future of books in a digital world?
“The most important thing to point out,” says Michael Suarez, director of U.Va.‘s Rare Book School, “is that despite lots of writing to the contrary, the book is not dead.”…
Love 101
Faculty answer one of life’s key questions
What is love? We posed the question to U.Va. faculty and asked them to respond in only a few sentences.
How to Write a Love Poem
Advice for crafting words of affection
Though most Americans aren’t regular readers of poems, few have never written one. And chances are that when they did, their subject was love. Who can resist a summertime letter…
Career Change Pays Off
Rosena Sammi (Law ’01) leaves law for jewelry design
Working the long hours necessary to advance at a New York law firm made Rosena Sammi (Law ’01) appreciate that life is too short not to pursue one’s passion.“I wanted…
Five New Books by Alumni and Faculty
For centuries, scholarship has misrepresented the medieval French celebration of the Feast of Fools as a rowdy holiday when the clergy performed services clothed in strange costumes, sang obscene songs…
The Most Amazing Instrument You’ve Never Heard Of
Greg Howard (Col ’86) expands musical horizons with the Chapman Stick
When Greg Howard was a third-year student at U.Va., he decided he was ready for a new musical challenge.He’d played saxophone, clarinet, piano, organ—even volunteered to carry a sousaphone in…
Music From Africa
Ensemble brings African music and dance to U.Va.
Ensemble brings African music and dance to U.Va.
HIGHLIGHTS
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
