Where Am I? (April 2019)

Congratulations to Eugene Cannon (Col ’93 L/M) who won a $25 gift card to the UVA Bookstore by correctly answering that this staircase is in the Alderman Library stacks.

Highlights

The stairs not taken

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

UVA’s Common Ground

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

Gov. Abigail Spanberger reshapes UVA Board of Visitors after turbulent year

In one of her first official acts as governor, the UVA alumna appointed 10 new members to the BOV.

Piecing together the last days of Ryan’s presidency

Documents reveal surprising details of the turbulent last months, and even hours, of Ryan’s presidency.