Making Movies
Alumni are making movies, short films, television shows and documentaries, from coast to coast. Emerging talents in the entertainment industry reveal the grit and creativity behind the glamour. READ MORE »
FROM THE ARCHIVES
1957: Faulkner Among the “Snobs”
“He liked the state, ‘because Virginians are all snobs and I like snobs.’”
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HIGHLIGHTS
Inside the Word
Audio excerpts from the Virginia Festival of the Book, including novelists John Grisham, Mary Doria Russell and poet Debra Nystrom.
Landlocked? No Problem, Dude
There is little chance that six-foot swells would ever break in the Dell pond, but members of the Surf Club would be the first to catch them if they do.
Downhill Racers
The Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team hits the slopes
The World’s Hottest Nerd?
Colin Steers went from studying the neurology at U.Va. to being cast as the “hot nerd” on this season’s Make Me a Supermodel.
Scenes from an Inauguration
On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...
Scaling Kilimanjaro
Audio Slideshow: Photographer Liz Freer (Col ’08) and her mother, Dr. Carol Freer (Grad ’86), climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for breast cancer research with Climb for Hope.
Speak Up
Public speaking doesn't have to be scary. Judith Reagan's class helps you overcome your fears.
Soldiers’ Stories
We spoke with alumni in the military about their experiences. They range from infantrymen and aviators to doctors, engineers and chaplains.
This Old Academical Village
A comprehensive effort to preserve the University’s historical places is under way.
The Power of Normal
All U.Va. students are heavy drinkers, right? Wrong. The National Social Norms Institute at U.Va. addresses common misperceptions.
FROM THE BLOG
Two Generations of Graduates
by Matthew Pluznick (Col ’03)
On a Sunday in Charlottesville, I was standing outside in a torrential downpour with my dress shoes covered in mud. The unforgiving rain hammered hard into my graduation cap causing… MORE »
Stories from the Road: Teaching in Sarajevo
by Kelly Chroninger (Grad '08)
A handful of my family and friends expressed concern over my decision to spend a year teaching English composition and American culture at the University of Sarajevo. Three years of… MORE »
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A collection of quotations from some of the University’s most celebrated figures, compiled by Fred R. Shapiro, author of The Yale Book of Quotations. - Making Movies
Alumni are making movies, short films, television shows and documentaries, from coast to coast.
Minds are very hard things to open, and the best way to open the mind is through the heart. Our minds were not designed by evolution to discover the truth; they were designed to play social games.
— U.Va. psychology professor Jonathan Haidt, quoted in a New York Times article about differences between conservatives and liberals, and how each can better understand the other.
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