Highlights - Virginia Magazine
WEBSchool Spirits. A place with a 200-year history like UVA is bound to have tales to tell—tragedies, untimely deaths, unsettled lore.
Spring 2024—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBSpring 2024. View PDF Edition. From the Editor: It’s beautiful. What shall we call it? From the Publisher: A Reinvigorated Honor System, a Reimagined Honor Week.
This Old Academical Village—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBMonroe Hill. The oldest buildings on Grounds sit atop Monroe Hill. These buildings, a law office and a house built by James Monroe after he bought the land in 1788, predate the Academical Village by more than 20 years. The University plans to study and ultimately restore Monroe Hill—an often overlooked but integral part of UVA’s formative ...
Winter 2022 - Virginia Magazine
WEBThe Oh! of O-Hill: The hidden world and fantastical history of Mount Jefferson; Deans of Teens: A History; Our Own NYT Puzzle and Puzzler
Making the Case for College—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBThe Rockfish Gap Report. In 1818, Thomas Jefferson detailed his plans for an academical village and defined what he thought the purpose of a university should be in what is commonly known as the Rockfish Gap Report. After reviewing the report, the Virginia General Assembly formally established the University of Virginia on January 25, 1819.
Topic: Academics—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Topic: Academics. Arts Courses & Curricula Faculty Rankings Research The Classroom. Ding! Ding! Ding! UVA has begun offering “tech sabbatical” courses, requiring students to put away their phones and laptops as part of their coursework inside the classroom and to commit to screen-free hours outside of it. Fall 2024.
UVA sets aggressive sustainability goals, even as it expands
WEBThe Board of Visitors set those goals in December—as well as benchmarks for reactive nitrogen, water and waste, to be met by 2030. The carbon-neutral target is two decades sooner than the goal set for the state. UVA announced the goals as part of its 2020-30 Sustainability Plan and in partnership with the College of William & Mary.
Renovating the name, too—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBA higher bar. Nearly a century later, renewing Alderman’s library privileges is far from automatic. As a baseline, the naming policy contemplates time limits: 25 years for honorific names (as opposed to those tied to major gifts) with no guarantee beyond that. Alderman’s name has fronted the library for 86.
Topic: Alumni—VIRGINIA Magazine
WEBFrom President Ryan: Supporting Great Staff to Be the Best Employer in Higher Ed. UVA is committed to being the best employer in higher education, with staff who are compensated fairly and who rightly feel that they are a vibrant part of the UVA community. Winter 2023.
UVA takes a tumble in U.S. News ’ 2020 rankings - Virginia …
WEBDing! Ding! Ding!: Experts agree tech can be distracting and worse. UVA is experimenting with ways to help students disconnect. 8 recent Civil War history books by UVA authors “One of the fastest machines on Earth”: A room-sized calculator launched UVA into the future UVA’s law and business schools climb in latest U.S. News rankings Major Shifts: A Virginia Magazine analysis of a decade ...