Finding the University’s first president took 80 years—give-or-take, heeding Jefferson, or not.

Nabbing one of the 54 rooms on the Lawn is tougher than ever.

As the Board of Visitors searches for the University’s ninth president, take a look back at the first eight—the challenges they faced and their lasting imprints.

Coy Barefoot (Grad '97) recounts how the University had to overcome determined opposition to come into existence.

This year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalists include a former U.S. Attorney General and a world-renowned entrepreneur.

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

An update on a running University tradition, stripped to its bare essentials.

The Magazine kicks off its series of retrospective pieces commemorating the UVA Bicentennial with a look back at Jefferson's dreams for his University’s future.

Readers share their thoughts on past issues.

In the end, the need to preserve the artifacts of UVA’s oldest student group was beyond debate.

UVA student publications grapple with the same print vs. online issues that preoccupy the rest of the newspaper industry.

Take a look at costumes at UVA from 1907 to the present, with commentary from UVA drama professor Gweneth West.

The single sanction’s razor-thin survival of a student vote has prompted the Honor Committee to appoint a study commission, the first such comprehensive review of the University of Virginia Honor System since 2000.

Many readers sent in feedback to the summer cover story “Modern Honor.” A selection of letter excerpts appear, along with a letter from the Editor on the Honor System piece.

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?

Take a look back at how Final Exercises have been celebrated in the past century.

From the first building on Grounds to the first known female member of the Seven Society, this is our list of some premiere moments in UVA history.

Here’s how 16 intricately carved blocks of marble—each weighing more than three tons—were swapped out.

This timeline tracks national and legal developments related to sexual assaults on college campuses, recaps UVA’s responses to the Rolling Stone article and highlights what’s specifically being done at the University to help ensure student safety—both in recent years and going forward.

A look at how UVA’s mascot has changed over time

One hundred and fifty years ago this spring, the Union army marched into Charlottesville. Somehow, UVA was spared from its torches.

Built in 1924 as a World War I memorial, Memorial Gym served as a multipurpose arena, hosting everything from wrestling matches to social dances.

In the spirit of springtime revival, says Teresa Sullivan, we are moving forward in the new semester with great optimism about what we can accomplish together.

A Q&A with students who were among those who created new safety policies for the Greek system at UVA.

The Commonwealth Clash; Quin Blanding's tackle record; Field Hockey beats a No. 1; "Why Football Matters"