Maintaining a network of tunnels under Grounds is a never-ending job for UVA’s facilities workers
Maintaining a 6-mile network of tunnels under Grounds is a never-ending job for UVA’s facilities workers. They spend every day of the year fixing valves, draining traps and conducting routine inspections on the pipes that heat the Grounds.
Three decades after Cultural Literacy, E.D. Hirsch’s education ideas gain traction
More than 25 years after publishing Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, E.D. Hirsch is seeing the teaching philosophies he's championed for becoming a basis for curriculum changes across America.
Additional photography from the University’s network of steam tunnels
See additional photography from our Winter 2014 feature on the University’s network of steam tunnels
A conversation with Ian Baucom, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Ian Baucom, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, believes that UVA can provide leadership in reframing the role of higher education in America.
Alumna Libby O’Connell brings the past to life as The History Channel’s chief historian
As chief historian for The History Channel, Libby O’Connell (Grad ’79, ’87) makes it her mission to engage the public in history.