“The Hand That Held the Dagger”

FDR delivers historic speech in Mem Gym

FDR delivers his famous "hand that held the dagger" speech in Mem Gym.

War Stories

Generations of alumni reflect on military life

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 Dilemma of U.S.-Iran Relations

Reflections on a life's work

Iran is my birth land; U.Va., my intellectual home for 60 years. Here, I've tried to advance understanding of Iran's foreign policy.

Responses to President Sullivan’s Resignation, Part 1

The Marriage Crisis

How marriage has changed in the last 50 years and why it continues to decline

U.Va. researchers explore the ways that marriage has changed and look toward the future of the institution.

State Court Guards U.Va. Climate Scientist and Research

Nearly two years after Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (Engr '91) expressed suspicions of fraud concerning climate research conducted at U.Va., the Virginia State Supreme Court ruled that Cuccinelli'

Student Firefighter Spearheads 9/11 Memorial

Newcomb Hall is now home to a permanent 9/11 memorial, which includes a piece of steel from one of the World Trade Center towers destroyed by terrorists on

A Conversation With Julian Bond

One of the nation’s preeminent civil rights leaders retires from U.Va.

A former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Julian Bond played a critical role in the civil rights movement alongside visionary leaders like Dr.

Stephen Colbert’s “Wahoowa”

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Satirist Stephen

A New Kind of Leader

Batten School takes hands-on approach to develop ‘challengers of the status quo’

The Batten School was created to develop 'challengers of the status quo.'

Women at War

Law students push Pentagon to allow female combat roles

When her husband was killed by British fire in a 1776 Revolutionary War battle, Margaret Corbin reputedly took his place behind a cannon and returned fire.

Required Reading

Ann Beattie Photo by Sigrid Estrada

Creative writing professor Ann Beattie recently published Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life, an exploration of the elusive first lady, Pat Nixon.<

Standing Guard

How U.Va. helps protect America

How U.Va. helps protect America by shaping the soldiers, law enforcement officers, policymakers and scientists of tomorrow.

Letters to the Editor

Time Bomb

I was delighted to find in the Fall 2011 issue the admirable account of the debt troubles caused by Uncle Sam’s fiscal recklessness (“Our National ‘Time Bomb’”).<

Sowing the Seeds of Peace

Diplomat Judith Raine Baroody (Grad ’85) brings together divided Cypriots

Diplomats in blue jeans, we gazed up anxiously at the September skies of Cyprus as we assembled chairs and sound equipment for the festival to bring together Greek- and