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The Cost of a Telegram

The Cost of a Telegram

To cool student unrest in 1970, the Alumni Association did a very uncool thing. People stayed hot about it for years.

Summer 2021

Case Surge

Case Surge

As the COVID count swelled this spring, so did the disciplinary docket for the University Judiciary Committee.

Summer 2021

The Underground Refuge

The Underground Refuge

How UVA’s first Black students, excluded elsewhere, found a community of their own off Grounds.

Summer 2021

Pep Banned

Pep Banned

For 30 years, UVA’s scrambling Pep Band managed to stay one punchline ahead of the authorities.

Spring 2021

Making the most of a COVID situation

Making the most of a COVID situation

In a hard year, some UVA notables found comfort and escape in books, music, movies and the woods. Here are the good things that have helped them through.

Spring 2021

The rise and fall of a J-School at UVA

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.

Spring 2021

As Covid persists, so does UVA’s work toward a cure

As Covid persists, so does UVA’s work toward a cure

Researchers on Grounds go the distance in a global race for a cure.

Winter 2020

Businesses grapple with new normal on the Corner

Businesses grapple with new normal on the Corner

Shops on the Corner do their best to keep doing business amid the challenges of Covid.

Winter 2020

Eat, darlings. Thirsty? Wahoo recipes for the soul

Eat, darlings. Thirsty? Wahoo recipes for the soul

Alumni share some favorite comfort food recipes as this crazy year winds down.

Winter 2020

Alumni confront Covid close-up

Alumni confront Covid close-up

From health professionals to elementary teachers, Wahoos discuss their Covid experiences.

Winter 2020

The Stacks come crashing down

The Stacks come crashing down

‘Hitting the Alderman Stacks’ used to be just a figure of speech. Here's a look inside the beginning of the 3-year renovation.

Winter 2020

How UVA is getting through fall

How UVA is getting through fall

College life returns. Sort of.

Winter 2020

New task force prioritizes racial equity, and speed

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

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

Make way, gentlemen

Women talk about what it was like in those early years of coeducation at UVA.

Fall 2020

Not Without a Fight

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

Workplace in Progress

Workplace in Progress

Before women came for college, they came for careers, often in support roles.

Fall 2020

It’s a fraught business rolling out new sports branding

It’s a fraught business rolling out new sports branding

Before the revamped Cavalier and V-sabres, there was The ’Hoo

Fall 2020

Where Were You When … ?

Where Were You When … ?

Across six decades, alumni recall the exact moment history intersected with their time on Grounds.

Summer 2020

The surreal semester and what comes after

The surreal semester and what comes after

From the spring quarantine to the fall quandary, how UVA is confronting the coronavirus.

Summer 2020

UVA sets aggressive sustainability goals, even as it expands

UVA sets aggressive sustainability goals, even as it expands

University commits to shrinking its carbon footprint while expanding its physical one.

Spring 2020

One professor put UVA in the race for the A-bomb, or at least he tried

One professor put UVA in the race for the A-bomb, or at least he tried

In the race for the A-bomb, Jesse Beams, UVA’s resident centrifuge expert, may have promised more than he could deliver.

Spring 2020

‘I made a good magazine’

‘I made a good magazine’

On his way to the Hall of Fame, legendary Esquire editor David Granger (Grad class of ’81) sat down with us for a Q&A, Esquire-style.

Spring 2020

Carr’s Hill reopens

Carr’s Hill reopens

A UVA landmark comes back to life following a rich history and a $14M renovation

Spring 2020

Scooters are a fast-growing trend on Grounds. Get up to speed.

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