Topic: Student Life
UVA tightens Covid rules as cases rise
In-person classes continue amid early detection of dorm clusters.
September 30, 2020
BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan
UVA’s board votes for more diversity, less Confederacy and new context for a Jefferson statue.
September 30, 2020
UVA set to open for in-person classes Sept. 8
University leadership addresses concerns, details data that went into decision-making.
August 31, 2020
New task force prioritizes racial equity, and speed
UVA’s president gave a new racial equity action team a bold charge and a tight deadline.
Fall 2020
It was about time: A timeline of women at UVA
Our timeline follows women’s 200-year journey for influence, an education and equality at UVA.
Fall 2020
Make way, gentlemen
Women talk about what it was like in those early years of coeducation at UVA.
Fall 2020
Not Without a Fight
Before granting women full admission to the College, UVA needed a little persuading—in the form of a federal lawsuit.
Fall 2020
Meet the Class of 2021’s student organization leaders
From Honor chair to editor of the Cav Daily, these students are going out on top.
Fall 2020
UVA Delays In-Person Start
Plans for a different kind of fall sharpen into focus as the semester approaches.
Fall 2020
It’s a fraught business rolling out new sports branding
Before the revamped Cavalier and V-sabres, there was
Fall 2020
Masks, social distancing, personal symptom tracking will mark return to school in August
University releases detailed plan for fall semester.
June 29, 2020
Where Were You When … ?
Across six decades, alumni recall the exact moment history intersected with their time on Grounds.
Summer 2020
Coping with quarantine
UVA works to accommodate students facing hardships after pandemic shuts Grounds down.
Summer 2020
The surreal semester and what comes after
From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.
Summer 2020
The season didn’t end. It stopped.
Student athletes come to terms with all that seemed within their grasp.
Summer 2020
Ryan, Magill discuss the COVID Crisis
Our interview with UVA’s president and provost—from a distance.
April 6, 2020
Mortarboard messages stand out from the crowds
When it comes to walking the Lawn, some students wear their hearts on their caps.
Spring 2020
Moving down the field
UVA football celebrates best back-to-back seasons in more than a decade.
Spring 2020
Scooters are a fast-growing trend on Grounds. Get up to speed.
Electric scooters have become a major UVA phenomenon. We have the numbers to prove it.
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
Student violinist plays with The Who
Even when a string on her instrument broke, Olivia Scheidt kept her cool in front of thousands.
Winter 2019
Starry Night Under the Dome
The Rotunda as a planetarium? Three graduate students bring Jefferson’s original vision to life.
Winter 2019