Topic: Academics
Major Shifts
Explore which majors have boomed in popularity—and which have dwindled—over the past decade at UVA
Spring 2024
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
First Amendment center director to become new law dean
First Amendment scholar and former law school vice dean Leslie Kendrick will be UVA’s 13th law school dean.
Spring 2024
UVA hires Pitt’s student affairs veep
Bringing 19 years’ experience to the job, Kenyon Bonner will take over as UVA’s vice president and chief student affairs officer.
Winter 2023
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
How UVA fared in updated U.S. News rankings
The publication implemented new methodology this year in response to increasing scrutiny that it places too much value on an institution’s prestige.
Winter 2023
Who was your favorite professor at UVA?
With the start of a new academic year, we wanted to know about your favorite instructors—and what made them so special.
Fall 2023
No ifs, ands or bots? How to control AI
UVA task force confronts artificial intelligence—the good, the bad, the downright scary
Fall 2023
From President Ryan: Meaningful Rankings Consider a School’s Outputs
The world of rankings and ratings should recognize that the best colleges and universities are the ones that offer the best value
Fall 2023
UVA Law remains at No. 8 in latest U.S. News rankings
The Princeton Review names UVA the No. 2 best value public university
May 22, 2023
UVA Law School boycotts U.S. News rankings
Dean Risa Goluboff says the rankings “fail to capture much of what we value at UVA”
Spring 2023
It’s Not Easy Being Dean
The role comes with a giant set of responsibilities. Here’s a look at some of UVA’s famous (and infamous) deans of the past.
Winter 2022
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
UVA welcomes two new deans to Grounds
With plans to confront climate change and boost community engagement, two Virginia natives are leading UVA schools.
Winter 2022
UVA rises to No. 3 again in U.S. News rankings
After dropping to No. 4 three years ago, UVA is once again the third best public university, tied with the University of Michigan.
Winter 2022
Our No. 1 Top-Ranked Best Story on Rankings
See exactly where UVA stacks up against the competition.
Summer/Fall 2022
New study shows that being rude to everyone can mask sexism
“Equal-opportunity jerks” make it harder to root out gender discrimination
Summer/Fall 2022
What the sound of someone’s laugh is actually telling you
UVA psychologists studied the acoustic profiles of nearly 3,400 laughs
Summer/Fall 2022
After four decades of helping students achieve, Apprey to retire
Dean Maurice Apprey leaves a legacy at the Office of African American Affairs and the medical school.
Summer/Fall 2022
One Drug, Other Uses
Increasingly sophisticated research tools are making it easier to repurpose existing drugs for new conditions.
Spring 2022
Fitter, not thinner, might be better
In measuring health, the scale does not tell the complete tale.
Spring 2022
A narrow focus for epilepsy treatment
A noninvasive technique uses sounds beams to target cells causing the problem.
Spring 2022
Unequal access shapes COVID research
Some demographic groups lacked access to clinical trials.
Spring 2022