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Major Shifts

Major Shifts

Explore which majors have boomed in popularity—and which have dwindled—over the past decade at UVA

Spring 2024

Business expansion: McIntire goes to three years

Business expansion: McIntire goes to three years

The McIntire School of Commerce will expand its curriculum to three years beginning in the fall of 2024.

Spring 2024

First Amendment center director to become new law dean

First Amendment center director to become new law dean

First Amendment scholar and former law school vice dean Leslie Kendrick will be UVA’s 13th law school dean.

Spring 2024

UVA hires Pitt's student affairs veep

UVA hires Pitt’s student affairs veep

Bringing 19 years’ experience to the job, Kenyon Bonner will take over as UVA’s vice president and chief student affairs officer.

Winter 2023

UVA Law dean stepping down after eight-year run

UVA Law dean stepping down after eight-year run

Risa L. Goluboff, the high-performing dean of the University of Virginia’s high-ranked law school, plans to return to teaching in 2024.

Winter 2023

How UVA fared in updated U.S. News rankings

How UVA fared in updated U.S. News rankings

The publication implemented new methodology this year in response to increasing scrutiny that it places too much value on an institution’s prestige.

Winter 2023

Who was your favorite professor at UVA?

Who was your favorite professor at UVA?

With the start of a new academic year, we wanted to know about your favorite instructors—and what made them so special.

Fall 2023

No ifs, ands or bots? How to control AI

No ifs, ands or bots? How to control AI

UVA task force confronts artificial intelligence—the good, the bad, the downright scary

Fall 2023

From President Ryan: Meaningful Rankings Consider a School's Outputs

From President Ryan: Meaningful Rankings Consider a School’s Outputs

The world of rankings and ratings should recognize that the best colleges and universities are the ones that offer the best value

Fall 2023

UVA Law remains at No. 8 in latest U.S. News rankings

UVA Law remains at No. 8 in latest U.S. News rankings

The Princeton Review names UVA the No. 2 best value public university

May 22, 2023

UVA Law School boycotts U.S. News rankings

UVA Law School boycotts U.S. News rankings

Dean Risa Goluboff says the rankings “fail to capture much of what we value at UVA”

Spring 2023

It’s Not Easy Being Dean

It’s Not Easy Being Dean

The role comes with a giant set of responsibilities. Here’s a look at some of UVA’s famous (and infamous) deans of the past.

Winter 2022

Hadley’s New Handle: Dean of Students

Hadley’s New Handle: Dean of Students

Student Affairs Vice President Robyn S. Hadley has merged the dean’s office with her own, giving her a new compound title and an expanded set of responsibilities.

Winter 2022

UVA welcomes two new deans to Grounds

UVA welcomes two new deans to Grounds

With plans to confront climate change and boost community engagement, two Virginia natives are leading UVA schools.

Winter 2022

UVA rises to No. 3 again in U.S. News rankings

UVA rises to No. 3 again in U.S. News rankings

After dropping to No. 4 three years ago, UVA is once again the third best public university, tied with the University of Michigan.

Winter 2022

Our No. 1 Top-Ranked Best Story on Rankings

Our No. 1 Top-Ranked Best Story on Rankings

See exactly where UVA stacks up against the competition.

Summer/Fall 2022

New study shows that being rude to everyone can mask sexism

New study shows that being rude to everyone can mask sexism

“Equal-opportunity jerks” make it harder to root out gender discrimination

Summer/Fall 2022

What the sound of someone’s laugh is actually telling you

What the sound of someone’s laugh is actually telling you

UVA psychologists studied the acoustic profiles of nearly 3,400 laughs

Summer/Fall 2022

After four decades of helping students achieve, Apprey to retire

After four decades of helping students achieve, Apprey to retire

Dean Maurice Apprey leaves a legacy at the Office of African American Affairs and the medical school.

Summer/Fall 2022

The Future, Ready or Not

The Future, Ready or Not

We asked UVA’s resident futurists what’s next.

Spring 2022

One Drug, Other Uses

One Drug, Other Uses

Increasingly sophisticated research tools are making it easier to repurpose existing drugs for new conditions.

Spring 2022

Fitter, not thinner, might be better

Fitter, not thinner, might be better

In measuring health, the scale does not tell the complete tale.

Spring 2022

Measuring the price of hidden biases

Measuring the price of hidden biases

Judgements about body appearance affect income.

Spring 2022

A narrow focus for epilepsy treatment

A narrow focus for epilepsy treatment

A noninvasive technique uses sounds beams to target cells causing the problem.

Spring 2022

Unequal access shapes COVID research

Unequal access shapes COVID research

Some demographic groups lacked access to clinical trials.

Spring 2022