What was your favorite movie while you were on Grounds?
From across the decades, the flicks that resonated most with alumni during their time on Grounds.
When Student Activist Sabato Dug in for Clemons
The grassroots campaign that convinced the General Assembly to fund a badly-needed new library.
The Legend of UVA’s First Olympic Medal
A tale of performance-enhancing good manners, how nice guy James Rector had his 100 meters dashed.
Then Trending: UVA fashion over the years
We asked alumni about the notable fashions from their days on Grounds. Here’s what they said.
The Cost of a Telegram
Determined to cool student unrest in 1970, the Alumni Association did a very uncool thing
To cool student unrest in 1970, the Alumni Association did a very uncool thing. People stayed hot about it for years.
Moving forward with the Class of 2022’s student leaders
Next year’s leaders aim to make big changes and take advantage of lessons learned.
For Ridley restaurateur, a personal promise
With some proceeds going to the Ridley Scholarship fund, a new Charlottesville restaurant’s mission goes beyond table service.
Case Surge
As the COVID count swelled, so did the disciplinary docket
As the COVID count swelled this spring, so did the disciplinary docket for the University Judiciary Committee.
The Underground Refuge
Excluded elsewhere, UVA’s first Black students found community of their own
How UVA’s first Black students, excluded elsewhere, found a community of their own off Grounds.
Classes of 2020, 2021 to walk the Lawn in May
Final Exercises return to the Lawn—with some caveats.
Groovin’ on Grounds
Alumni share their favorite college-year bands
When we asked alumni about their favorite college-year bands, the answers ran the gamut. Here’s a selection.
Pep Banned
The pep band’s 30 years of scrambling on the edge
For 30 years, UVA’s scrambling Pep Band managed to stay one punchline ahead of the authorities.
The rise and fall of a J-School at UVA
Amid the fervor of the Great War, UVA rid itself of a journalism school, and the pacifist it rode in on.
A legacy on the court
1981 men's basketball team reflects 40 years on
Forty years ago, UVA’s basketball team rose to No. 1 for the first time, paving the way for the top-ranking teams of recent years.
Businesses grapple with new normal on the Corner
Shops on the Corner do their best to keep doing business amid the challenges of Covid.
The Stacks come crashing down
‘Hitting the Alderman Stacks’ used to be just a figure of speech. Here's a look inside the beginning of the 3-year renovation.
Emmet-Ivy corridor takes shape
Plans for the key connection between Central and North Grounds are moving forward.
How UVA is getting through fall
College life returns. Sort of.
BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan
More diversity, less Confederacy
UVA’s board votes for more diversity, less Confederacy and new context for a Jefferson statue.
Game, set, Mary Slaughter
The ACC’s first woman varsity athlete played men’s tennis here
How one woman became the ACC’s first female varsity athlete—on the men’s tennis team.
It was about time: A timeline of women at UVA
A 200-year journey for influence, an education and equality
Our timeline follows women’s 200-year journey for influence, an education and equality at UVA.
How women found their place at Mr. Jefferson’s University
Women talk about what it was like in those early years of coeducation.
Not Without a Fight
How UVA granted women full admission sooner rather than basically never
Before granting women full admission to the College, UVA needed a little persuading—in the form of a federal lawsuit.
New biography highlights Faulkner at UVA
Students treasured the writer’s time on Grounds—and so did he.
A Struggle for Equality: Women in the workplace at UVA
Before women came for college, they came for careers, often in support roles.
