Topics > Budget
What’s a Day Worth?
U.Va. will not force mandatory furlough
How much does it cost to pay every University employee for one day of work? More than $2 million. After several months of cost analysis, the University of Virginia recently…

Top 10 U.Va. Stories of 2009
From the men’s soccer team winning the NCAA championship to President John T. Casteen III announcing his retirement, 2009 was a year to remember. Here’s our look, with videos, at the year’s highlights.

Art and Science
We who work and live within Mr. Jefferson’s University sometimes overlook the energy our founder devoted to other pursuits in his spare time. Among his many avocations, science and the…
Verbatim
For 20 years, our state has put essentially every other priority ahead of education. It has done this for so long that most people simply take it for granted now that the state can dodge this most basic of its obligations.
The Campaign for the University of Virginia
More than 77,000 alumni have contributed to the campaign. Here are the five largest gifts to U.Va.
Campaign Hits $2 Billion
Milestone reached despite economic challenges
Against the backdrop of the deepest recession since the 1930s, the University announced on Sept. 14 that it had reached the $2 billion mark in its $3 billion fundraising campaign.

Dealing with the Downturn
The president discusses the recession and uncertainty about the financial future.
News Briefs
At U.Va.’s 180th Final Exercises, 6,280 degrees were awarded. Finals remarks were provided by federal appeals court judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III (Law ’73), who said, “The greatness of this…
The University and the Economy: Students Speak
How has the economy affected your plans?
Students let us know how they feel about the economy -- with video.
Karin Bonding’s Financial Health Quiz
Assess your personal finances with a quiz from McIntire professor Karin Bonding.
The University and the Economy: Time and Money
Economic ups and downs throughout the years
A timeline tracks how the University has weathered economic ups and downs throughout the years.
The University and the Economy: On the Front Lines
Faculty and alumni experts look at where we've been, where we're going
Alumni and faculty experts share their perspectives on how we got into this situation—and how to get out of it.
HIGHLIGHTS

Lending a hand
A first-hand account of an alumnus working for Kiva in Africa.

Leap of Faith
Jenny D'Agostino (Com '03) takes plunge with ropes course

U.Va. Profs that Provide a Brush with Celebrity

Famous
How celebrity and the media have changed over the past 300 years as told by the American History Guys from the radio show Backstory.

1976: Block Party
The dawn of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.

School of Rock
U.Va.'s Battle of the Bands face off. Hear music clips and watch a video.

The Mayor of Summertime
Bob Oakes (Col ’84) serves as mayor of Nags Head

Lane DeGregory (Col ’89) wins a Pulitzer Prize for her article about a feral child

A Portrait of the South in Black and White
Paul Gaston recounts his role in the civil rights movement in Charlottesville.



