Halloween

Kristina Lawrence (Col class of ’07) of the UVA Club of Washington, D.C., pitches in during a Halloween party held to benefit Horton’s Kids, an organization founded by Karin Walser (Col class of ’88) to help inner-city children in the district.

Highlights

UVA’s Common Ground

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

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.

New Virginia law would target politics in university governance after turbulent year at UVA

The measure would change board appointments, curb partisan influence and reinforce academic freedom following leadership upheaval at UVA

Total first-year applications to UVA surge to 82,089

In this year’s admissions cycle, total applications surged—to 82,089, a 27 percent jump from last year and a 153 percent increase from 2016.