Where Am I? (August 2019)

Congratulations to Diane Pappas (Law class of ’87) who won a $25 gift card to the UVA Bookstore by correctly answering that this is Cocke Hall, as viewed from the amphitheatre.

Highlights

Applications make history again

For the Class of 2030, the total number of applications across all three admissions cycles grew by 27 percent.

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.

“I have to earn people’s trust”

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

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