Ryan Zimmerman with President Obama

Ryan Zimmerman (Col ‘06) with President Barack Obama

Highlights

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

Scott Beardsley, UVA’s new president, takes the helm after 10 years as the dean of Darden.

These works by alumni authors have gotten a second life as a TV miniseries, a big-screen blockbuster, an animated children’s program and more.

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.