Department: Features
The Jefferson Progression
Historians write about a very different Thomas Jefferson now. Four new books show how different.
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
The Dell: It’s beautiful. It’s serene. And it makes UVA basketball possible.
One of the most beautiful places on Grounds is also one of the most practical. The engineering marvel of the Dell.
Fall 2019
Ryan’s new strategic plan is bigger than its list of 10 key initiatives
There’s a lot more to UVA’s just-approved 2030 strategy than the list of 10 “key initiatives.” A lot more.
Fall 2019
Making old dorms new again: Renovations reimagine residential life
Those spaces that defined us first-year are getting redefined. And they’re taking on even more importance in student life.
Fall 2019
After two national championships, what’s next for UVA sports?
Last year’s two NCAA championships make for a tough act to follow. So, how do the tough get going? A UVA sports preview.
Fall 2019
Scaling Up
A law school climb to Everest base camp could set a new baseline in global learning.
Summer 2019
Decoding Honor
What 99 years of never-before compiled data reveal about the UVA Honor System.
Summer 2019
Beyond Blackface
Recent political scandals prompted Corks & Curls to look for a new name. They also had us looking through our own back issues.
Summer 2019
The George Welsh Way
George Welsh remade UVA football and saw it through for 19 seasons.
Spring 2019
Nevermore
The purloined treasures of the library vault: an inside look at a suspected inside job.
Spring 2019
First-Gens First
Why UVA is putting new focus on students whose parents never went to college.
Spring 2019
200 and Growing
Take an overhead look at UVA then and now, and explore the features of the Bicentennial issue.
Winter 2018
A Hat Tip to UVA
Other schools’ alumni love their alma maters too. But it’s just not the same. Here’s why.
Winter 2018
Hero or Villain, Both and Neither
A Pulitzer historian assesses what we are to make of UVA’s founder, 200 years hence.
Winter 2018
The Class of the Classroom
At a University that raises teaching to an art form, we applaud some of the virtuosos.
Winter 2018
What Lies Ahead for Higher Ed
UVA has clear advantages entering its next century. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy.
Winter 2018
On Common Grounds
The giants among us: A roundup of alumni who walked from the Lawn to prominence.
Winter 2018