Topic: History, Traditions & Grounds
The Jefferson Progression
Historians write about a very different Thomas Jefferson now. Four new books show how different.
Winter 2019
The Black Bus Stop is a landmark only a minority knew about
The bus stop on McCormick Road served as a refuge for black students in decades past.
Winter 2019
UVA preserves Alderman stacks graffiti before teardown
Decades of musings and drawings adorn Alderman carrels. How UVA is making sure some of it survives.
Winter 2019
Starry Night Under the Dome
The Rotunda as a planetarium? Three graduate students bring Jefferson’s original vision to life.
Winter 2019
Famous Feet on Grounds
A short list of famous people who have stepped foot on Grounds at UVA.
October 28, 2019
Pavilion X settles the controversy over what shade of white to paint the Academical Village
After further research, the pavilion is painted a hue consistent with the rest of the Lawn.
Fall 2019
The Dell: It’s beautiful. It’s serene. And it makes UVA basketball possible.
One of the most beautiful places on Grounds is also one of the most practical. The engineering marvel of the Dell.
Fall 2019
Making old dorms new again: Renovations reimagine residential life
Those spaces that defined us first-year are getting redefined. And they’re taking on even more importance in student life.
Fall 2019
How the McIntire Amphitheatre became a parking lot—and found its way back again
The unique space on Grounds wasn’t always so beloved.
Fall 2019
How Walt Whitman disguised his poems about male love—and how a UVA professor put it all together
Fredson Bowers discovered the original sequence of poems to reveal a more vulnerable side to America’s poet.
Fall 2019
UVA grants full alumni status to Black nurses who earned it decades ago
The hidden nurses who helped integrate UVA Hospital received certificates when they graduated in the 1950s, but weren’t recognized as alumni until recently.
Fall 2019
Where Am I? (August 2019)
July 16, 2019
Pearls From the Clamshell: Remembering U-Hall
The building might be gone, but University Hall housed decades of memories that linger.
July 2, 2019
Where Am I? (July 2019)
June 14, 2019
Decoding Honor
What 99 years of never-before compiled data reveal about the UVA Honor System.
Summer 2019
Beyond Blackface
Recent political scandals prompted Corks & Curls to look for a new name. They also had us looking through our own back issues.
Summer 2019
A New Corner for UVA
Ambitious plans to remake Emmet/Ivy area start with a hotel and conference center.
Summer 2019
Life Inside the Pavilions Throughout History
From wildlife invasions to streakers on skateboards, the Lawn pavilions have a hominess all their own.
May 6, 2019
Where Am I? (May 2019)
May 3, 2019
Nevermore
The purloined treasures of the library vault: an inside look at a suspected inside job.
Spring 2019
200 and Growing
Take an overhead look at UVA then and now, and explore the features of the Bicentennial issue.
Winter 2018
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
Serpentine Timeline
Study up on the twists and turns of UVA's history, from the laying of the cornerstone to the inauguration of the ninth president.
Winter 2018
