Topic: Student Life
Tony Bennett’s Highlight Reel
A collection of stories about Tony Bennett throughout his 15-year career as UVA head basketball coach
October 29, 2024
Amid dizzying changes to college sports, Tony Bennett bows out
Bennett walks away at the relatively young age of 55 as Virginia basketball’s winningest coach.
October 22, 2024
UVA rower nabs silver at Paralympics
Just weeks after current and former Cavaliers captured a school-record 14 medals at the Paris Olympics, rower Skylar Dahl added another.
Winter 2024
Queer History
How students, faculty and community members worked together to build a more welcoming place
Fall 2024
UVA had its own boy in the boat
Tom Amlong, who died in 2009 at age 73, is believed to be the first from UVA to climb atop the medal stand.
Fall 2024
The student voice: Serving on the BOV can be a 24/7 role
Students spent years lobbying the BOV for the privilege to represent their peers, ultimately winning BOV approval in March 1983.
Fall 2024
UVA swimmers win record 11 Olympic medals
Kate Douglass won UVA’s first-ever gold for an individual swimming event.
Fall 2024
Fou rapide: ‘Crazy Fast’ UVA swimmers head to Paris
UVA will send five current or alumnae varsity swimmers to Paris, the most in school history
July 1, 2024
Head of the class: Meet UVA’s 2025 student leaders
The latest crop of student leaders have big plans, from prioritizing health and safety to building a resource hub for students to share their tips for success.
Summer 2024
From the Editor: The View From the High Dive
Editor Richard Gard previews the Summer 2024 issue.
Summer 2024
Crazy Fast
Under Todd DeSorbo and his coaches, the UVA women’s swim team has won the past five ACC championships. Virginia Magazine took a deep dive into his method of well-anchored chaos.
Summer 2024
UVA grads show off creativity with custom mortarboards
From crocheted embellishments to floral arrangements, see which 2024 graduates got crafty with their caps.
May 29, 2024
New law bans legacy preferences
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed bills ending preferential treatment for applicants related to alumni of the state’s public universities.
Summer 2024
Record-breaking admissions: The latest cycle, by the numbers
A breakdown of UVA's latest batch of admissions offers
Summer 2024
Four in a row: Women’s swim wins NCAAs, again
Third-year Gretchen Walsh had what one commentator called the best NCAA performance of any swimmer, male or female, of the past 24 years.
April 1, 2024
UVA boosts financial aid for in-state students
The new aid thresholds will apply to all Virginians enrolled during the next academic year, no matter what year in school they are.
Spring 2024
In early decision round, 30 percent of Virginian applicants win offers
Offers were extended to 30 percent of Virginians and 19 percent of out-of-state students who applied during the first of UVA’s three admissions cycles.
Spring 2024
Shifts that pass in the night
Student workers share stories of late-night and early-morning jobs on Grounds
Spring 2024
DeSorbo to coach Team USA in Paris
In March, DeSorbo coached the UVA women’s team, which has become a veritable dynasty, to its third straight NCAA championship.
Winter 2023
Alternating Coasts Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference, founded in 1953 in North Carolina, is going bicoastal. Cal, Stanford and SMU will join next fall.
Winter 2023
Bennettball
We offer this look at how Tony Bennett has gone about his business and arrived at iconic status, in a uniquely Bennett way.
Winter 2023
Distant Replay
The debate centered on issues that still resonate: the role of athletics at a university, the growing commercialization of college sports, and the balancing act involved in competing at the highest level without compromising academic standards
Winter 2023
UVA changes Common App after affirmative action ban
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, new essay prompts allow applicants to discuss race, ethnicity or legacy status in the context of their personal experiences.
Fall 2023
Getting Inside Cavman’s Head
Beneath that macho exterior beat some very big hearts, surrounded in buckets of sweat
Fall 2023