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Department: University Digest

Graduation rates, student selectivity propel UVA in rankings

Graduation rates, student selectivity propel UVA in rankings

Virginia is 25th this year in national universities, fourth among public universities.

Winter 2021

Masked and vaxed, UVA opens for fall

Masked and vaxed, UVA opens for fall

With some restrictions in place, students return to Grounds.

September 4, 2021

Dean Pianta steps down from School of Education

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.

August 2, 2021

New Faces at the Helm

New Faces at the Helm

With plans to extend UVA’s reach beyond Grounds, new deans are leading three UVA schools.

Fall 2021

UVA Takes Down a Statue, Takes Up Free Speech

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.

Fall 2021

BOV freezes base undergrad tuition, with some other increases

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.

Summer 2021

Winning Pool

Winning Pool

Women’s swimming and diving joined the ranks of NCAA title winners just as men’s basketball ended its reign.

Summer 2021

Classes of 2020, 2021 to walk the Lawn in May

Classes of 2020, 2021 to walk the Lawn in May

Final Exercises return to the Lawn—with some caveats.

Summer 2021

UVA taps new VP Student Affairs

UVA taps new VP Student Affairs

Hadley, a Tar Heel and Rhodes Scholar, leaves Wash U. to succeed Lampkin.

Summer 2021

Two commissions take on a complicated landscape

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.

Summer 2021

Undergraduate application rates hit records

Undergraduate application rates hit records

A few factors likely contributed to surging rates across all schools and from students of diverse backgrounds.

Spring 2021

Spring semester rolls on

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.

Spring 2021

UVA moves up in national college rankings

UVA moves up in national college rankings

The University’s ranking in U.S. News improved after falling out of the publication’s list of top 25 national universities last year.

Winter 2020

UVA adds enrollment VP, recruits for other top posts

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.

Winter 2020

Emmet-Ivy corridor takes shape

Emmet-Ivy corridor takes shape

Plans for the key connection between Central and North Grounds are moving forward.

Winter 2020

UVA pushes back spring start to Feb. 1

UVA pushes back spring start to Feb. 1

Second semester same as the first under updated COVID plan.

Winter 2020

UVA tightens Covid rules as cases rise

UVA tightens Covid rules as cases rise

In-person classes continue amid early detection of dorm clusters.

September 30, 2020

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

UVA’s board votes for more diversity, less Confederacy and new context for a Jefferson statue.

September 30, 2020

UVA set to open for in-person classes Sept. 8

UVA set to open for in-person classes Sept. 8

University leadership addresses concerns, details data that went into decision-making.

August 31, 2020

Comm School welcomes new dean

Comm School welcomes new dean

Nicole Thorne Jenkins comes to UVA from the University of Kentucky.

Fall 2020

Education building renamed for Walter N. Ridley

Education building renamed for Walter N. Ridley

The building will carry the name of the first African American to graduate from UVA.

Fall 2020

UVA Delays In-Person Start

UVA Delays In-Person Start

Plans for a different kind of fall sharpen into focus as the semester approaches.

Fall 2020

Masks, social distancing, personal symptom tracking will mark return to school in August

Masks, social distancing, personal symptom tracking will mark return to school in August

University releases detailed plan for fall semester.

June 29, 2020

UVA poised to declare on-time start to fall

UVA poised to declare on-time start to fall

President Ryan outlines what to expect for the coming semester.

Summer 2020

Jefferson Medals awarded in absentia

Jefferson Medals awarded in absentia

A Supreme Court justice and a media mogul were among the recipients.

Summer 2020