Charlottesville Shifted

Darden School of Business
Tilt-shift photography by Robert Llewellyn.

Highlights

The stairs not taken

A stubborn elevator made headlines when poet Robert Frost visited Grounds in 1960.

From the Editor: Coverage in a Breakneck News Cycle

Editor Judy Lê previews the Spring 2026 issue.

Board of Visitors names new rector and vice rector

Carlos Brown and Victoria Harker, Virginia-based business and civic leaders who have had previous stints on the board, were unanimously elected to serve as rector and vice rector.

UVA’s Common Ground

A history of Newcomb Hall, which opened its doors in 1958 and became a home base for generations of students