A Long Paper Trail

U.Va. Library acquires the papers of poet Anne Spencer

A 40-year effort by U.Va. to acquire the papers of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer finally met with success in June. With her family’s blessing, the late poet’s literary life on paper was boxed up at her home in Lynchburg, Va., and delivered to the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.

Fighting Fair

Rethinking the war powers statute

A bipartisan panel of statesmen, scholars and military experts convened by U.Va.’s Miller Center of Public Affairs has issued a call to change the process by which the nation’s leaders address decisions about going to war.

New World Views

Map collection charts course of understanding

Did you know Virginia was once believec to be only a 10-day march from the Sea of China? An exhibit at the Special Collections Library shows how views of North America evolved as navigation, printing and cartography advanced.

The University and the Civil War

New book offers a fictional account grounded in fact

Nick Taylor’s debut novel, The Disagreement, is set at the University’s Medical School during the tumult of the Civil War.

The Tibetan Connection

The University's unique relationship with an ancient culture

The people and culture of Tibet have been a part of the U.Va. community for decades, and a new center provides a fresh link to an area of growing international focus.

1957: Faulkner Among the “Snobs”

After Faulkner arrived on Grounds, his "observations on ‘Virginia snobs’ caused somewhat of a sensation," wrote Virginius Dabney in Mr. Jefferson’s University. "He liked the state, he said, ‘because Virginians are all snobs and I like snobs.’"

Three History Amigos

Radio talk show combines past, present

BackStory, a weekly call-in radio show, features U.Va. historians Peter Onuf and Brian Balogh teamed with Ed Ayers, president of the University of Richmond and a former U.Va. historian and dean, as the "history guys," and their on-air patter might beg comparisons with Click and Clack of NPR’s Car Talk.

Letters to the Editor

Who’s Buried Where?

Living just north of the University cemetery, on the other side of the creek, I was delighted to read your Spring issue’s article “Set

Set in Stone

The serenity of U.Va.'s cemetery belies a colorful past

Among the headstones can be found stories of grave robbers, misadventure and celebrated University mascots.

The Evolution of Honor Timeline

Enduring Principle, Changing Times

Return to “The Evolution of Honor” feature article.

What Constitutes an Honor Offense?

When presented with a charge of lying, cheating or stealing by a

The Evolution of Honor

Enduring Principle, Changing Times

The "community of trust" traces its origins to the first students, but the Honor System has taken some twists and turns over the years.

The Ultimate Virginia Basketball Players

A roundup of the best to ever take the floor for the Cavaliers

The Men

Top Gun: Bryant Stith (Col ­’92)

Bryant Stith began his career as the ACC’s Rookie of the Year and finished it in 1992 as Virginia’s

On the Money

New Jefferson coins issued

The obverse of the Jefferson $10 coin

Letters to the Editor

Jefferson and Hemings

I would like to congratulate Maura Singleton for the well-researched and written article “Anatomy of a Mystery” (Fall 2007), which presents both sides of the Jefferson-Hemings issue.

Bice Devices

Raymond Bice

During his 46 years at the University, legendary psychology professor Ray Bice entertained and educated more than 27,000 students with his ingenious “Bice Devices.” An inventor and