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Richard Gard

Richard Gard

Richard Gard is editor of Virginia Magazine.
Four in a row: Women's swim wins NCAAs, again

Four in a row: Women’s swim wins NCAAs, again

Third-year Gretchen Walsh had what one commentator called the best NCAA performance of any swimmer, male or female, of the past 24 years.

April 1, 2024

Renovating the name, too

Renovating the name, too

Now that the humanities library has reopened after its $161 million renovation, one question remains: What will it be called?

Spring 2024

Let there be Lit

Let there be Lit

After four years and $161 million of construction, the library renovation is complete

Spring 2024

Business expansion: McIntire goes to three years

Business expansion: McIntire goes to three years

The McIntire School of Commerce will expand its curriculum to three years beginning in the fall of 2024.

Spring 2024

From the Editor: It’s beautiful. What shall we call it?

From the Editor: It’s beautiful. What shall we call it?

What will the University call the renovated Alderman Library library? As of press time, we don’t know.

Spring 2024

UVA postpones release of shooting report

UVA postpones release of shooting report

Will wait for end of criminal case arising from Nov. 13, 2022, tragedy

December 6, 2023

From the Editor: Feast Your Eyes

From the Editor: Feast Your Eyes

The latest installment of our reformulated books section, VM Bookshelf, showcases cookbooks by alumni authors.

Winter 2023

UVA Law dean stepping down after eight-year run

UVA Law dean stepping down after eight-year run

Risa L. Goluboff, the high-performing dean of the University of Virginia’s high-ranked law school, plans to return to teaching in 2024.

Winter 2023

UVA changes Common App after affirmative action ban

UVA changes Common App after affirmative action ban

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, new essay prompts allow applicants to discuss race, ethnicity or legacy status in the context of their personal experiences.

Fall 2023

Vox Alumni: Meet Gen V

Vox Alumni: Meet Gen V

They attended college amid the tumult of our times, the triumphs and the tragedies, the basketball victory and the virus. Meet the rising generation of Virginia alumni.

Fall 2023

From the Editor: Vox Alumni Before There Was Vox Alumni

From the Editor: Vox Alumni Before There Was Vox Alumni

Editor Richard Gard previews the Fall magazine.

Fall 2023

UVA assesses affirmative action ruling’s impact

UVA assesses affirmative action ruling’s impact

Open questions in Harvard, UNC cases leave higher ed pondering ways to build talented and diverse incoming classes

July 5, 2023

From the Editor: The Art and the Craft, Brick by Brick

From the Editor: The Art and the Craft, Brick by Brick

Editor Richard Gard previews the Summer magazine.

Summer 2023

Before, During and Aftermath

Before, During and Aftermath

A timeline starting in 2018

Spring 2023

New Honor Code restores expulsion

New Honor Code restores expulsion

Students overwhelmingly vote in multiple sanctions among 27 reforms

Summer 2023

The Night Of

The Night Of

It began as the quintessential college field trip. It ended with three shot dead, two wounded and a student charged with murder. What happened?

Spring 2023

From the Editor: A Magazine Approach to Covering Tragedy

From the Editor: A Magazine Approach to Covering Tragedy

Editor Richard Gard previews the Spring magazine.

Spring 2023

Alumni Association launches UVA Strong Fund

Alumni Association launches UVA Strong Fund

Vehicle to help victims, families and others came together within days of the tragedy

November 29, 2022

Hadley’s New Handle: Dean of Students

Hadley’s New Handle: Dean of Students

Student Affairs Vice President Robyn S. Hadley has merged the dean’s office with her own, giving her a new compound title and an expanded set of responsibilities.

Winter 2022

From the Editor: The Upside Down

From the Editor: The Upside Down

Editor Richard Gard previews the Winter magazine.

Winter 2022

Honor Up Close

Honor Up Close

Roger Martin made a convincing case not to cheat in his class. Or so you would have thought.

Summer/Fall 2022

From the Editor: Time and Paper, Making the Most of Both

From the Editor: Time and Paper, Making the Most of Both

Editor Richard Gard previews the Summer/Fall magazine.

Summer/Fall 2022

Leave But Come Back: UVA Honor Ends Expulsions

Leave But Come Back: UVA Honor Ends Expulsions

As stunning as the outcome seemed, it was 50 years in coming.

March 8, 2022

From the Editor: Hard Copy Hits Hard Times

From the Editor: Hard Copy Hits Hard Times

Editor Richard Gard previews the Spring magazine.

Spring 2022

Magill leaves to lead Penn, Baucom rises to UVA No. 2

Magill leaves to lead Penn, Baucom rises to UVA No. 2

Virginia’s new AG then adds some Mad Hall turnover of his own

Spring 2022

From the Editor: Voice Identification

From the Editor: Voice Identification

Editor Richard Gard previews the Winter magazine.

Winter 2021

Vox Alumni: Longitude and Attitudes

Vox Alumni: Longitude and Attitudes

We mapped alumni views of UVA across a 50-year span of class years. From Jefferson to Honor to left vs. right, the results are more complex and contoured than what you might expect.

Winter 2021

Admissions Interview

Admissions Interview

The head of enrollment talks about what UVA looks for in applicants, including when they’re children of alumni.

Winter 2021

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Fall magazine.

Fall 2021

UVA Takes Down a Statue, Takes Up Free Speech

UVA Takes Down a Statue, Takes Up Free Speech

A series of Board-approved actions seeks to reclaim the historic landscape and the higher ground on civil discourse.

Fall 2021

The Cost of a Telegram

The Cost of a Telegram

To cool student unrest in 1970, the Alumni Association did a very uncool thing. People stayed hot about it for years.

Summer 2021

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Summer magazine.

Summer 2021

Two commissions take on a complicated landscape

Two commissions take on a complicated landscape

UVA appoints a new group to reassess names and memorials on Grounds and another to reaffirm free speech principles.

Summer 2021

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Spring magazine.

Spring 2021

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Winter magazine.

Winter 2020

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

UVA’s board votes for more diversity, less Confederacy and new context for a Jefferson statue.

September 30, 2020

Not Without a Fight

Not Without a Fight

Before granting women full admission to the College, UVA needed a little persuading—in the form of a federal lawsuit.

Fall 2020

Comm School welcomes new dean

Comm School welcomes new dean

Nicole Thorne Jenkins comes to UVA from the University of Kentucky.

Fall 2020

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Fall magazine.

Fall 2020

UVA Delays In-Person Start

UVA Delays In-Person Start

Plans for a different kind of fall sharpen into focus as the semester approaches.

Fall 2020

UVA poised to declare on-time start to fall

UVA poised to declare on-time start to fall

President Ryan outlines what to expect for the coming semester.

Summer 2020

The surreal semester and what comes after

The surreal semester and what comes after

From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.

Summer 2020

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Summer magazine.

Summer 2020

Alumni Association CEO Steps Down

Alumni Association CEO Steps Down

Change agent Jenifer Andrasko announced she’s making a change of her own.

Summer 2020

Cozart to Retire from Association, Jeff Trust

Cozart to Retire from Association, Jeff Trust

He created Reunions and so much more.

April 6, 2020

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor Richard Gard provides a preview of the Spring magazine.

Spring 2020

Carr’s Hill reopens

Carr’s Hill reopens

A UVA landmark comes back to life following a rich history and a $14M renovation

Spring 2020

The Jefferson Progression

The Jefferson Progression

Historians write about a very different Thomas Jefferson now. Four new books show how different.

Winter 2019

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the Winter magazine.

Winter 2019

Ryan’s new strategic plan is bigger than its list of 10 key initiatives

Ryan’s new strategic plan is bigger than its list of 10 key initiatives

There’s a lot more to UVA’s just-approved 2030 strategy than the list of 10 “key initiatives.” A lot more.

Fall 2019

Why Liz Magill may have more influence than any prior provost

Why Liz Magill may have more influence than any prior provost

The former Stanford Law dean, called a “complete partner” by Jim Ryan, will focus on faculty and research as the team implements the 2030 Strategic Plan.

Fall 2019

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Fall offerings.

Fall 2019

Decoding Honor

Decoding Honor

What 99 years of never-before compiled data reveal about the UVA Honor System.

Summer 2019

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Summer offerings.

Summer 2019

Nevermore

Nevermore

The purloined treasures of the library vault: an inside look at a suspected inside job.

Spring 2019

Library Renewal

Library Renewal

How the planned $160M renovation of Alderman stacks up.

Spring 2019

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Spring offerings.

Spring 2019

A Hat Tip to UVA

A Hat Tip to UVA

Other schools’ alumni love their alma maters too. But it’s just not the same. Here’s why.

Winter 2018

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Winter offerings.

Winter 2018

Ryan Hits the Grounds Running

Ryan Hits the Grounds Running

UVA President James E. Ryan gets off to a fast start, taking on tough issues and attracting high-level talent.

Fall 2018

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Fall offerings.

Fall 2018

Honor Allows a Fuller Confession

Honor Allows a Fuller Confession

A recent vote allows Informed Retraction's protection from expulsion to protect more broadly.

Summer 2018

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Summer offerings.

Summer 2018

The Exit Interview

The Exit Interview

Teresa A. Sullivan talks with us about her presidency with characteristic grit and grace.

Summer 2018

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Spring offerings.

Spring 2018

Getting a Read on Ryan

Getting a Read on Ryan

UVA's incoming president checked all the boxes the search committee was looking for. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and a commitment to the student experience.

Winter 2017

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. notes that Virginia Magazine will continue to cover the events of August 11 and 12, then delves into the magazine’s Fall offerings.

Fall 2017

Visitor in Chief

Visitor in Chief

The Board of Visitors’ new rector talks about where we’re going, how he likes to manage and what he’s looking for in the next president.

Fall 2017

Top of Her ‘Game’

Top of Her ‘Game’

Q&A with ‘Game of Thrones’ exec Janet Graham Borba (Col ’79).

Summer 2017

Andrasko Takes Helm at Alumni Hall

Andrasko Takes Helm at Alumni Hall

Jenifer Andrasko (Darden ’10) will be the University of Virginia Alumni Association’s next president and CEO.

Summer 2017

Unquoting Jefferson

Unquoting Jefferson

At the University of Virginia, the postelection ignited a distinctly UVA form of protest: an outbreak of remarkably civil discourse about Thomas Jefferson.

Spring 2017

Jury Awards $3M in Rolling Stone Suit

Jury Awards $3M in Rolling Stone Suit

A federal jury in Charlottesville awarded Associate Dean Nicole Eramo $3 million against Rolling Stone magazine for defamation.

Winter 2016

Every President Has a First Year

Every President Has a First Year

The Miller Center has some history lessons for the next commander-in-chief. Will he use them? Will she?

Fall 2016

Modern Honor

Modern Honor

In 2013, students voted in an “informed retraction” measure to the Honor System. This past spring, the single sanction barely survived a vote. Now what?

Summer 2016