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Topic: Mr. Jefferson

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

BOV Blesses Racial Equity Plan

UVA’s board votes for more diversity, less Confederacy and new context for a Jefferson statue.

September 30, 2020

The Jefferson Progression

The Jefferson Progression

Historians write about a very different Thomas Jefferson now. Four new books show how different.

Winter 2019

Hero or Villain, Both and Neither

Hero or Villain, Both and Neither

A Pulitzer historian assesses what we are to make of UVA’s founder, 200 years hence.

Winter 2018

Serpentine Timeline

Serpentine Timeline

Study up on the twists and turns of UVA's history, from the laying of the cornerstone to the inauguration of the ninth president.

Winter 2018

The Gardens, According to Plan

The Gardens, According to Plan

Learn how the gardens of Grounds have changed—and stayed the same—from Jefferson’s original plans.

Summer 2018

Tom the Builder

Tom the Builder

Thomas Jefferson was a visionary leader--and a meticulous construction manager.

Spring 2018

The Founder’s Secular Vision

The Founder’s Secular Vision

Jefferson’s University of Virginia was to be a modern, secular, science-centered university taught by scholars of distinction, with the students expected largely to govern themselves.

Winter 2017

Politics, by Any Other Name

Politics, by Any Other Name

Coy Barefoot (Grad '97) recounts how the University had to overcome determined opposition to come into existence.

Summer 2017

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Readers share their thoughts on past issues.

Summer 2017

Unquoting Jefferson

Unquoting Jefferson

At the University of Virginia, the postelection ignited a distinctly UVA form of protest: an outbreak of remarkably civil discourse about Thomas Jefferson.

Spring 2017

The Jefferson Curating Society

The Jefferson Curating Society

In the end, the need to preserve the artifacts of UVA’s oldest student group was beyond debate.

Winter 2016

Capital Replacement

Capital Replacement

Here’s how 16 intricately carved blocks of marble—each weighing more than three tons—were swapped out.

Spring 2015

UVA's Leadership DNA

UVA’s Leadership DNA

In the spirit of springtime revival, says Teresa Sullivan, we are moving forward in the new semester with great optimism about what we can accomplish together.

Spring 2015

Monticello Redux

Monticello Redux

A centenarian in Somers, Connecticut, has built a replica of Monticello next to his own estate.

February 19, 2015

Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore

Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore

See which titles are flying off the shelves at the UVA Bookstore

Winter 2014

Notes on the State of Virginia

Notes on the State of Virginia

A new app allows readers to explore two editions of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia and a modern annotated and searchable text.

Winter 2014

Easy Does It

Easy Does It

How do you excavate underneath a 200-year-old building that’s the centerpiece of a World Heritage site? Very, very carefully. And with lasers.

Winter 2014

God Is in the Details

God Is in the Details

A visiting professor points out a curious feature of the Jefferson statue, and lecturer W. Scott Harrop investigates its meaning.

Fall 2014

New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History

New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History

The discovery of a 6,500-gallon brick-and-cement cistern next to the Rotunda sheds new light on some of the history of the Grounds’ construction.

Fall 2014

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Only some of Manning's ideas came to be, but he defined a way of thinking about growth at the University and raised important questions about building values.

Summer 2014

A Different Kind of Red Brick

A Different Kind of Red Brick

An engineering student creates a Lego masterpiece using Jefferson's original plans.

Summer 2014

Start Celebrating

Start Celebrating

You might think that UVA was founded in 1819, but that's not the whole story.

April 15, 2014

Capital Improvements

Capital Improvements

A close look at the preparations for phase two of the Rotunda renovation project.

Spring 2014

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

Tales of the University's tumultuous years.

Winter 2013