As part of his work as an architectural conservator at UVA, Mark Kutney has fielded plenty of calls from carpenters working on projects across Grounds. But one call, from the lead carpenter on a ...

The UVA women’s swim team celebrates its fourth consecutive NCAA title in Athens, Georgia. UVA Athletics ATHENS, GA—While most Virginia fans spent another March quietly contemplating a more prominent ...

For many former students, the sight of a blue (or green) examination book might cause stomachs to churn and bring back memories of frantic essay writing and cramped hands. With the permission of some ...

When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the ...

In 1925 “The Cavalier Song,” written in 1923 by then-student Lawrence Haywood Lee Jr., was chosen in a College Topics contest as UVA’s best fight song. The song inspired a moniker for the athletic ...

When Katie Couric (Col ’79) hosted Tina Fey (Col ’92) on her syndicated talk show in 2013, the conversation inevitably turned to UVA nostalgia. It helped that Fey was promoting Admission, a movie set ...

In a tiny black lacquer box, Caroline Lindemann keeps one of her favorite miniature books, a 120-year-old Japanese fortune-telling book called an omikuji. The inch-thick book, printed on the thinnest ...

While Ann Hould-Ward was a student at UVA in the 1970s, she and one of her professors received trunks of clothing from the estate of a woman who had recently passed away. The apparel was intended for ...

Many a high school football coach has told players, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” And many an American parent has reinforced a win-at-all-costs attitude by making spectacles of ...

Rocky collected money for the Mafia. A typical bagman, he was immersed in the material world of fast cars, quick cash and getting ahead by butting heads. One day, he was shot in the chest and left for ...

No University of Virginia retrospective would be complete without remembering some of the accomplished men and women who have shared these Grounds. We knew at the outset that narrowing down hundreds ...

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 ...