Seeing the Chapel in a new light: Take a peek inside the newly renovated University Chapel “One of the fastest machines on Earth”: How a room-sized calculator launched UVA into the future Back to the future: Readers remember the high-tech from their college days; Major Shifts: See how your major has fared over the last 10 years; Storybook Success: Meet …

Aug 6, 2024 · The June 2023 Supreme Court decision that banned race-conscious college admissions practices upended the 2024 admissions season for both universities and prospective college students. And while some elite institutions saw sharp declines in the number of underrepresented students in their incoming classes, most of UVA’s proportions stayed relatively close to those of previous classes.

Oct 22, 2024 · In the same room where he was introduced as Virginia’s men’s basketball coach in 2009, Tony Bennett sat uneasily behind a microphone, facing a hastily gathered crowd of current and former UVA administrators, coaches and players, supporters and media members.. Bennett’s voice caught and he visibly fought back tears as he explained his decision to retire abruptly, just three weeks before ...

Sep 11, 2024 · Holland showed us—and the world—what UVA could be. Terry Holland, who coached UVA basketball for 16 years and later served as athletics director, was known for being fiercely competitive and demanding—but also flexible and adaptive.

High school was far from traditional for UVA’s Class of 2027. Starting during the spring of their freshman year, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted most of their secondary school careers, limiting opportunities to learn and work with others and grow from those experiences.. Greg Roberts (Darden ’17), UVA’s associate vice provost of enrollment and …

The Edwardses had promised each other a treat after helping the first-years: “a cheeseburger and a Coke at the Castle, like old times.” After all, Dave’s room, 116 Bonnycastle, had perched right above the burger joint (and always smelled like French fries, according to Shauna).

Some of Thomas Jefferson’s first teachers shaped his rationalistic approach to religion, which in turn shaped his concept of the University of Virginia. His most influential early mentor, the Rev. James Maury, emphasized that religious ideas must …

Apr 25, 2024 · UVA schools earned high marks in U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 rankings of graduate programs.. The law school jumped from No. 8 last year to No. 4 this year, tying with Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. It remains the country’s top public law school. Along with several of its peer schools, UVA law in 2023 suspended cooperation with the U.S. News ...

Search through the archive of the University of Virginia’s alumni magazine, Virginia Magazine. Issues back to Spring 2006 live in this online archive.

At 503 Rugby Road, one could find the house of Mrs. Mary “May” Speed—a descendent of George Mason, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights—who, before she moved to Charlottesville, was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to the National Board of Review, which picked movies to be shown to American troops abroad.