Making Movies

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 »

HIGHLIGHTS

  • This Old Academical Village

    This Old Academical Village

    A comprehensive effort to preserve the University’s historical places is under way.

  • Soldiers’ Stories

    Soldiers’ Stories

    We spoke with alumni in the military about their experiences. They range from infantrymen and aviators to doctors, engineers and chaplains.

  • Scenes from an Inauguration

    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...

  • The World’s Hottest Nerd?

    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.

  • Landlocked? No Problem, Dude

    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

    Downhill Racers

    The Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team hits the slopes

  • Inside the Word

    Inside the Word

    Audio excerpts from the Virginia Festival of the Book, including novelists John Grisham, Mary Doria Russell and poet Debra Nystrom.

  • The Power of Normal

    The Power of Normal

    All U.Va. students are heavy drinkers, right? Wrong. The National Social Norms Institute at U.Va. addresses common misperceptions.

  • Speak Up

    Speak Up

    Public speaking doesn't have to be scary. Judith Reagan's class helps you overcome your fears.

  • Scaling Kilimanjaro

    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.

FROM THE BLOG

Two Generations of Graduates

by Matthew Pluznick (Col ’03)
Two Generations of Graduates

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)
Stories from the Road: Teaching in Sarajevo

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 »

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.