Department: Student Life
Old music, new crowds: UVA’s cover band scene
Shows performed by cover bands make up their own corner of the student social scene and can be found in basements, yards, fraternity houses and bars.
Spring 2026
Students support students in STEM
The Peer Led Learning program empowers students to teach difficult STEM concepts and study strategies, boosting their peers’ academic confidence.
Winter 2025
Head of the class: UVA’s 2026 student leaders
Next year’s leaders plan to support first-generation students, boost communication channels and strengthen student self-governance.
Summer 2025
A big dill: UVA pickleball poised to become powerhouse
With 600 members, the UVA Pickleball Club is the largest club on Grounds. It’s also a burgeoning business, with and an annual budget of about $70,000.
Spring 2025
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
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
Shifts that pass in the night
Student workers share stories of late-night and early-morning jobs on Grounds
Spring 2024
The Class of 2027, by the numbers
Nearly 4,000 students just moved into first-year dorms. Here’s the demographic breakdown of the newest set of ’Hoos on Grounds.
Winter 2023
Meet UVA’s newest student leaders
The University’s new student leaders have big plans, from expanding financial aid for lower-income students to prioritizing mental health.
Summer 2023
UVA traditions in the making
From Black Alumni Weekend to the Lighting of the Lawn, these events and activities have become community traditions in recent decades.
Spring 2023
The class of 2026, by the numbers
Over 4,000 first-years have arrived on Grounds. Take a look at the demographics of the newest class of ’Hoos.
Winter 2022
Meet UVA’s 2023 student leaders
These bright young minds have bold plans, from restoring rigor back to Honor to securing scholarships for descendants of enslaved laborers.
Summer/Fall 2022
Student clubs improvise and adapt in pandemic
For three groups, fall semester offered a return to something close to normal.
Spring 2022
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.
Fall 2021
Moving forward with the Class of 2022’s student leaders
Next year’s leaders aim to make big changes and take advantage of lessons learned.
Summer 2021
College life in quarantine
For some UVA students, isolation and quarantine have brought new challenges to an already unusual year.
Spring 2021
Meet the Class of 2021’s student organization leaders
From Honor chair to editor of the Cav Daily, these students are going out on top.
Fall 2020
Coping with quarantine
UVA works to accommodate students facing hardships after pandemic shuts Grounds down.
Summer 2020
The semester resumes on Zoom
Students and faculty adjust to distance learning as Coronavirus forces them off Grounds.
Summer 2020
Reading the Regalia: A Visual Guide to UVA’s Final Exercises
As students prepare to walk the Lawn, take a look at what they’ll be wearing.
Spring 2020
Madison House celebrates 50 years of serving Charlottesville, empowering students
Madison House volunteers have worked to make Charlottesville a better place while learning leadership skills for life.
Fall 2019
Match Madness
After years of hard work, medical students find their future in an envelope.
Summer 2019