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Opening Soon

Opening Soon

Here’s a look at what structures are popping up around Grounds.

Summer 2023

From the Grounds Up

From the Grounds Up

Construction crews are in high gear on Grounds, but the construction of UVA has been a centuries-long process. Here’s a look at the history of buildings across Grounds.

Summer 2023

Grounds Keepers

Grounds Keepers

Meet the gardeners, arborists and landscape architects working behind the scenes to maintain UVA’s sprawling Grounds

Summer 2023

Archi-texts: A book tour of Grounds

Archi-texts: A book tour of Grounds

Here are some books about UVA architecture by architects, historians and professors that show Thomas Jefferson’s vision and how it has continued to inform the architecture of Grounds.

Summer 2023

What do you miss most about your time at UVA?

What do you miss most about your time at UVA?

Spanning all generations, most submissions—including many here—spoke of the time spent with friends. Suffice it to say: You’re missed.

Summer 2023

New Honor code restores expulsion

New Honor code restores expulsion

Students overwhelmingly vote in multiple sanctions among 27 reforms

March 3, 2023

Holland showed us—and the world—what UVA could be

Holland showed us—and the world—what UVA could be

Terry Holland, who coached UVA basketball for 16 years and later served as athletics director, was known for being fiercely competitive and demanding—but also flexible and adaptive.

March 1, 2023

UVA traditions in the making

UVA traditions in the making

From Black Alumni Weekend to the Lighting of the Lawn, these events and activities have become community traditions in recent decades.

Spring 2023

What is the most spectacularly foolish thing you did on Grounds?

What is the most spectacularly foolish thing you did on Grounds?

From riding on chalkboards to kidnapping a kangaroo, alumni share stories of their less-than-stellar judgment calls.

Spring 2023

Through Roseberry’s lens

Through Roseberry’s lens

Remembering the legacy of photographer Ed Roseberry, who spent decades documenting life at UVA and in Charlottesville

Spring 2023

What was your favorite hideout on Grounds?

What was your favorite hideout on Grounds?

From the Alderman Stacks to “The Cave” in Old Cabell Hall, alumni reveal their best secret spots at UVA.

Winter 2022

The Father of UVA Athletics You’ve Never Heard Of

The Father of UVA Athletics You’ve Never Heard Of

Despite his influence on the UVA athletic department in the late 1800s, Richard Dabney Anderson is rarely mentioned in the annals of Virginia athletics.

Winter 2022

Making a Mountain into an O-Hill

Making a Mountain into an O-Hill

The wellspring for the founding, and where UVA split the atom, behold the fantastical history of Mount Jefferson.

Winter 2022

Letters to the Editor: Winter 2022

Letters to the Editor: Winter 2022

Readers share their thoughts on past issues.

Winter 2022

Shock, grief and a coming together: UVA reacts to the tragic shootings on Grounds

Shock, grief and a coming together: UVA reacts to the tragic shootings on Grounds

The deaths of football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry and the wounding of two other students traumatized the UVA community.

November 18, 2022

Police make arrest in Lawn noose incident

Police make arrest in Lawn noose incident

Shane Dennis has no known relationship to UVA and has been prohibited from entering Grounds in the future.

Winter 2022

Lawn Hate Crime: Noose On Homer Statue Summons FBI

Lawn Hate Crime: Noose On Homer Statue Summons FBI

Authorities probe two other incidents, meet with Black protesters; alumni offer support

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

Remembering the infamous 2008 ban on signs at UVA sporting events

Remembering the infamous 2008 ban on signs at UVA sporting events

And the student protest that led to its repeal

Summer/Fall 2022

What was your most memorable job when you were at UVA?

What was your most memorable job when you were at UVA?

From driving the Monticello tour bus to cleaning frog tanks

Summer/Fall 2022

From President Ryan: Change can reinvigorate the Honor System

From President Ryan: Change can reinvigorate the Honor System

The Honor System remains the epitome of UVA’s tradition of student self-governance

Summer/Fall 2022

From the Publisher: Living Honor

From the Publisher: Living Honor

Introducing Living Honor, a multimedia project that brings students and alumni together to understand each other’s perspectives on Honor.

Summer/Fall 2022

That Good Old Stuff of Wahoowa

That Good Old Stuff of Wahoowa

From surgical tools to old-school parking tags and concert passes, these quirky keepsakes represent UVA to nine alumni and their families.

Summer/Fall 2022

See how familiar spots on Grounds have changed over the years

See how familiar spots on Grounds have changed over the years

Compare old-school photos with modern snapshots of the same places—from the Corner to Carr’s Hill—to see how they’ve evolved since your time at UVA.

June 23, 2022

After 80 years, Maury Hall gets a new name

After 80 years, Maury Hall gets a new name

Navy ROTC building will now honor former Navy secretary, U.S. senator and Law alumnus John Warner, instead of a controversial Confederate officer with no UVA ties.

Summer/Fall 2022