Masked and vaxed, UVA opens for fall
With some restrictions in place, students return to Grounds.
Admissions Interview
Our conversation with Stephen Farmer, UVA’s new head of all things enrollment
The head of enrollment talks about what UVA looks for in applicants, including when they’re children of alumni.
The Class of 2025 in Their Own Words
Excerpts from admission essays for incoming first-years
Excerpts from admission essays for incoming first-years
From President Ryan: Bridging Distances on Grounds
The Emmet-Ivy Corridor, a parcel of land larger than the Lawn, will bridge Central and North Grounds and the Athletic Precinct, and become the University’s new geographic center.
The Newest ’Hoos: Who They Are and How They Got Here
How admissions officers built the Class of 2025—by the numbers, by the essays and by the seat of their pants.
Dean of Students Allen Groves leaves legacy of enthusiasm, compassion
After touching the lives of tens of thousands of students over more than a decade, Groves left in June for a new adventure.
Dean Pianta steps down from School of Education
Robert Pianta has led the school for 14 years and will go on sabbatical at the end of the year.
New Faces at the Helm
With plans to extend UVA’s reach beyond Grounds, new deans are leading three UVA schools
With plans to extend UVA’s reach beyond Grounds, new deans are leading three UVA schools.
UVA Takes Down a Statue, Takes Up Free Speech
A series of Board-approved actions seeks to reclaim the historic landscape and the higher ground on civil discourse
A series of Board-approved actions seeks to reclaim the historic landscape and the higher ground on civil discourse.
From President Ryan: Unsung heroes in an unprecedented year
President Ryan applauds the efforts of people in the UVA community who have contributed good things in a tough year.
BOV freezes base undergrad tuition, with some other increases
Despite pandemic-related financial losses for the University, tuition will not rise for the next academic year.
Classes of 2020, 2021 to walk the Lawn in May
Final Exercises return to the Lawn—with some caveats.
UVA taps new VP Student Affairs
Hadley, a Tar Heel and Rhodes Scholar, leaves Wash U. to succeed Lampkin.
Two commissions take on a complicated landscape
UVA appoints a new group to reassess names and memorials on Grounds and another to reaffirm free speech principles.
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.
From President Ryan: Starting the dialogue
President James E. Ryan introduces a new series, Democracy Dialogues.
Undergraduate application rates hit records
A few factors likely contributed to surging rates across all schools and from students of diverse backgrounds.
Spring semester rolls on
Students return for another unusual semester on Grounds, marked by limited group sizes and regular testing, even as in-person classes continue.
From President Ryan: Covid’s test of strength
President Ryan shares how the challenging times of Covid are making the University stronger.
UVA adds enrollment VP, recruits for other top posts
Stephen Farmer (Grad ’86) returns to Grounds in a new role as University seeks replacements for multiple spots.
UVA pushes back spring start to Feb. 1
Second semester same as the first under updated COVID plan
Second semester same as the first under updated COVID plan.
How UVA is getting through fall
College life returns. Sort of.
UVA tightens Covid rules as cases rise
In-person classes continue amid early detection of dorm clusters.
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.
UVA set to open for in-person classes Sept. 8
University leadership addresses concerns, details data that went into decision-making.
