Topic: Past generations & bygone eras
The stairs not taken
A stubborn elevator made headlines when poet Robert Frost visited Grounds in 1960.
Spring 2026
What is your strongest memory of student self-governance at UVA?
We asked UVA alumni to reflect on student self-governance. They mentioned the University Judiciary Committee, the Pep Band and more.
Spring 2026
UVA’s Common Ground
A history of Newcomb Hall, which opened its doors in 1958 and became a home base for generations of students
Spring 2026
The future of student self-governance
Student leaders are fighting to keep self-governance alive and thriving, despite current existential threats and a rocky history.
Winter 2025
Pipe Dream
McIntire Amphitheatre once housed an outdoor pipe organ that was plagued by poor upkeep.
Winter 2025
What was your favorite student tradition when you were on Grounds?
Alumni reminisce about their favorite university traditions, from Lighting of the Lawn to Halloween festivities.
Winter 2025
Alumni Hall prepares for a new era
A look at the history of Alumni Hall and a preview of the new building coming in spring 2027
Fall 2025
Raiders of the Lost Cards
The card catalogue that holds a record of the first 125 years of students at UVA
Fall 2025
What are your favorite memories of Alumni Hall?
With a complete overhaul of Alumni Hall on the way, we wanted to know alumni's favorite memories of the building.
Fall 2025
The best of the best
Our entirely arguable, semi-objective list of UVA’s top athletes of all time
Summer 2025
What was the most memorable class that you took just for fun?
From Introduction to Mindfulness to Archaeology of Virginia, alumni share memories of fun courses.
Summer 2025
UVA’s own ‘red scare’
In 1951, assistant professor Homer G. Richey publicly alleged that several of his colleagues at the Woodrow Wilson School of Foreign Affairs were communist sympathizers.
Summer 2025
From President Ryan: Remembering John Casteen
President Ryan’s full remarks from President Emeritus John Casteen’s memorial service on April 15, 2025.
Summer 2025
’Hoo’s Your UVA Bestie?
Alumni share how they've maintained lifelong bonds that started on Grounds
Spring 2025
What, the duck?
How a Marvel comic book character called Howard the Duck won a student election
Winter 2024
What was the kindest thing someone did for you at UVA?
From homecooked Sunday dinners to grief support and rides to the hospital
Winter 2024
School Spirits
An abridged version of our longform feature about ghosts on Grounds
September 12, 2024
School Spirits
A place with a 200-year history like UVA is bound to have tales to tell—tragedies, untimely deaths, unsettled lore.
Fall 2024
Queer History
How students, faculty and community members worked together to build a more welcoming place
Fall 2024
UVA had its own boy in the boat
Tom Amlong, who died in 2009 at age 73, is believed to be the first from UVA to climb atop the medal stand.
Fall 2024
What was the most important thing you brought to move-in?
From fans and dehumidifiers to Creole seasoning
Fall 2024
Early Chapel Life
Very little documentation of the early years of the building, completed in 1890, exist. These postcards help fill the gap.
Summer 2024
Seeing the Chapel in a new light
Take a peek inside the newly renovated University Chapel
Summer 2024