Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will serve as acting president before an ...

Building Big Careers: Eight School of Architecture alumni whose groundbreaking work is changing the world Game Changer: Behind Tony Bennett’s surprise retirement and what’s next for Virginia men’s ...

In 1903, the Board of Visitors authorized the Ladies’ Confederate Memorial Association to erect “at some suitable place at the University” bronze plaques to commemorate students and alumni “who died ...

Caroline Preston Davis applies to take the bachelor’s-level math exams at UVA. While the Board of Visitors says it “is impracticable and inexpedient for the University to undertake the duties of ...

The University’s first African American student, Gregory Swanson (Law ’53), enrolled in 1950, and Harold considers the trickle of African American students to follow him until around 1970 as the ...

Through March 2025, Virginia has won a total of 35 NCAA team national championships, plus nine non-NCAA titles (indicated with an asterisk). By Year 2025 —Women’s Swimming & Diving 2024 —Women’s ...

Women’s Rowing NCAA Varsity Four Champions For the third time in the last four years, the women’s varsity four won the NCAA Championship. Under head coach Kevin Sauer, the rowing team has won eight ...

Every May, thousands of students walk the Lawn in processions filled with black gowns, colorful tassels and deep slashes of rich velvet. Beyond that official regalia, students also express themselves ...

After the Supreme Court decision last June banning race-based admissions, students and admissions officers navigated a more complicated admissions process this year as application numbers continue to ...

A period of transition, many times described as moving swiftly through a tunnel, follows. The individual enters a realm of indescribable radiance, where he is met by deceased relatives and friends. A ...

Five years later, Ryan’s ambitious plan for UVA to be a better neighbor—one of 1 0 key initiatives in the university’s 2030 Plan —is producing results. Some are tangible, others not as much, but the ...

Architecture is my delight,” wrote Thomas Jefferson, “and putting up and pulling down, one of my favorite amusements.” That preoccupation continues at the University, where there’s been a steady ...