Football’s Founding Fathers

Today’s college game shaped by U.Va.

At the dawn of the early 20th century, U.Va. championed fairness in football, changing the game forever

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.”…

WTJU a ‘Driving Force’

“In the rest of the country, if you ask people three things about the University of Virginia, they’ll say sports teams, Thomas Jefferson and WTJU,” Rolling Stone writer and former…

Music Roundtable

Five U.Va. alumni from top bands discuss good times and great music in C'ville

What was the music scene like in the ’60s and ’70s? How has it evolved over the years? Join five U.Va. alumni from top bands—Skip Castro, SGGL, Indecision, the Deal…

1990-92: So Close

Final Four stretch highlighted Debbie Ryan's tenure

Retrospect: Final Four stretch highlighted Debbie Ryan's tenure

What Defines Us?

Alumni share views of the student experience at U.Va.

Alumni share views of the student experience at U.Va. What defines your experience?

The First Inauguration

For a variety of reasons, Thomas Jefferson decreed that there be no president. Instead, the administration of the University was entrusted to a chairman of the faculty.By the end of…

The Inauguration of Teresa A. Sullivan

University officially welcomes its eighth president

When she took office on Aug. 1, 2010, Teresa A. Sullivan became the first woman to hold the University’s top job. But she said she wanted her inauguration to be…

Letters to the Editor

As a nursing grad in 1960, coming in with advanced standing to earn my B.S., many of my classes were in the humanities. I was married with a small child…

Rockin’ the Grounds

From boogie-woogie to pure pop, bands have built on the University's musical legacy

A visual stroll through some magical moments provided by bands that made their mark on the music scene at U.Va.

U.Va. Trivia Quiz

Think you know U.Va.? Prove it.

Take the U.Va. Trivia Quiz

Remembrances from War Years

An alumna who studied engineering shares a few memories

An alumna who studied engineering shares a few memories

Meet the Presidents

A new exhibit illuminates the leaders of the University

Illustrating the lives and times of the eight presidents of the University

A Gallery of Great Websites at U.Va.

History, lectures, games and virtual tours are only a click away

A score of enthralling websites, courtesy of U.Va.

The Way We Were: The ’20s and ’30s at U.Va.

A conversation with Constance Page Daniel

This strange woman—she was quite rich—came by my father’s office one day, and said she had an interest in sending Southern women to Northern schools, just to let them see…