Topic: The University
End of an Era
The Littlepage years saw major gains, some setbacks and lots of tough calls subject to second-guessing.
Winter 2017
‘Turning Point’
The Board of Visitors passed a resolution to take down the Confederate tablets, calling for them to be “preserved as artifacts of the era in which they were erected.”
Winter 2017
News Briefs
News from around the University, including the Bicentennial Launch celebration; a new name for the IRC dorm; faculty updates; and the clear bag policy
Winter 2017
Engineering Scholarship Expected to Expand Diversity
A new scholarship program hopes to attract more underrepresented groups to the E-school.
Winter 2017
College Curriculum Pilot Underway
A pilot program for a dramatically different undergraduate curriculum gets favorable early reviews.
Winter 2017
UVA in the Rankings
See where UVA ranks among the top colleges and universities in the country, according to US News & World Report, Money Magazine, Princeton Review and The Economist.
Winter 2017
Uncompromising
President Teresa A. Sullivan reflects on UVA's student-athletes and discusses the future of UVA sports.
Winter 2017
From the Editor
Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine's Winter offerings.
Winter 2017
“Forward Together” forum addresses events, discusses changes since August 11 and 12
The Alumni Association and University Advancement’s Office of Engagement hosted a panel discussion on how the University is working to strengthen the UVA community in the wake of August 11 & 12.
November 3, 2017
UVA 200: Bicentennial Launch Celebrations
On Friday, October 6, 2017, tens of thousands of students and alumni joined on the Lawn to join in the launch of the University’s Bicentennial celebration.
October 16, 2017
Upcoming Bicentennial Events Include Women’s Forum, a Look at Slavery
The University plans to continue hosting bicentennial events until Jan. 25, 2019, the 200th anniversary of the charter’s signing.
October 16, 2017
Predictions for the Future of Higher Education
In honor of UVA’s bicentennial, we asked some administrators what they think UVA—and higher education—will look like in 25–50 years.
October 16, 2017
Reflecting on UVA Anniversaries Past
Take a look back at how the University has celebrated big anniversary milestones.
October 16, 2017
A Classroom as Big as the Lawn
Through architecture, Jefferson hoped students would gain a sense of design, order and beauty.
Fall 2017
200 and Counting
Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan says the bicentennial will be much more than a birthday celebration.
Fall 2017
Exactly what he didn’t want. Exactly what UVA needed.
Finding the University’s first president took 80 years—give-or-take, heeding Jefferson, or not.
Fall 2017
The First President
UVA’s first president introduced the modern era, but some of Edwin Alderman’s progressive notions were anything but.
Fall 2017
Visitor in Chief
The Board of Visitors’ new rector talks about where we’re going, how he likes to manage and what he’s looking for in the next president.
Fall 2017
UVA to Award Warmbier Posthumous Degree
UVA student Otto Warmbier (Com class of ’17), who died after spending 17 months in North Korean captivity, will receive a bachelor of arts degree in economics.
Fall 2017
Rolling Stone settles with Phi Kappa Psi
The UVA chapter accepted a $1.65 million payout, marking the end of litigation.
Fall 2017
Party of the Centuries
October’s Bicentennial Launch Celebration figures to be one heck of a party.
Fall 2017
More New Institutes Tackle Global Issues
Training the next generation to think outside of their disciplines is a goal of the UVA Global Infectious Diseases Institute and the Environmental Resilience Institute.
Fall 2017
Enslaved Laborers Memorial Approved
The Freedom Ring memorial, a representation of the University’s relationship with slavery, is expected to be completed by the Bicentennial in 2019.
Fall 2017