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Department: Retrospect

Constitutional Crossfire

Constitutional Crossfire

Rosenberger was a victory for the equal access line, and one of a series of wins for religious speech and exercise in recent decades.

Spring 2024

Fruitful Find Within the Walls of Pavilion X

Fruitful Find Within the Walls of Pavilion X

A 2012 renovation reveals a 19th century recipe and other mysteries.

Winter 2023

Let there be Wi-Fi

Let there be Wi-Fi

How UVA tech leaders built a wireless infrastructure across Grounds

Fall 2023

The beginning of the UVA construction boom

The beginning of the UVA construction boom

Take a look back at a 1951 issue of Alumni News that captures the start of a major period of expansion on Grounds.

Summer 2023

Through Roseberry’s lens

Through Roseberry’s lens

Remembering the legacy of photographer Ed Roseberry, who spent decades documenting life at UVA and in Charlottesville

Spring 2023

The Father of UVA Athletics You’ve Never Heard Of

The Father of UVA Athletics You’ve Never Heard Of

Despite his influence on the UVA athletic department in the late 1800s, Richard Dabney Anderson is rarely mentioned in the annals of Virginia athletics.

Winter 2022

Remembering the infamous 2008 ban on signs at UVA sporting events

Remembering the infamous 2008 ban on signs at UVA sporting events

And the student protest that led to its repeal

Summer/Fall 2022

2 OTs and 18 PKs

2 OTs and 18 PKs

The soccer match that turned into a marathon.

Spring 2022

Hot Trax

Hot Trax

For two decades, the hot, sticky, beer-soaked roadhouse where Dave Matthews Band began its rise to stardom drew big-name acts and packed houses.

Winter 2021

D. Alan Williams: June 14, 1928–August 3, 2021

D. Alan Williams: June 14, 1928–August 3, 2021

UVA’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ served in a variety of influential roles in four-decade career.

Winter 2021

When Student Activist Sabato Dug in for Clemons

When Student Activist Sabato Dug in for Clemons

The grassroots campaign that convinced the General Assembly to fund a badly-needed new library.

Fall 2021

Starvation for wages

Starvation for wages

The decadeslong battle for a living wage reached a crescendo in 2012, when 26 students went on a hunger strike.

Summer 2021

A legacy on the court

A legacy on the court

Forty years ago, UVA’s basketball team rose to No. 1 for the first time, paving the way for the top-ranking teams of recent years.

Spring 2021

Game, set, Mary Slaughter

Game, set, Mary Slaughter

How one woman became the ACC’s first female varsity athlete—on the men’s tennis team.

Fall 2020

Beloved professor Henry Abraham dies at 98

Beloved professor Henry Abraham dies at 98

The Supreme Court scholar lived a full life with a “perpetual twinkle in his eye.”

Summer 2020

Testing Grounds for indie greatness

Testing Grounds for indie greatness

The story behind the mediocre band that prepped the stars of Pavement and Silver Jews for success.

Spring 2020

UVA preserves Alderman stacks graffiti before teardown

UVA preserves Alderman stacks graffiti before teardown

Decades of musings and drawings adorn Alderman carrels. How UVA is making sure some of it survives.

Winter 2019

How the McIntire Amphitheatre became a parking lot—and found its way back again

How the McIntire Amphitheatre became a parking lot—and found its way back again

The unique space on Grounds wasn’t always so beloved.

Fall 2019

Georgia O’Keeffe’s UVA Years

Georgia O’Keeffe’s UVA Years

Before her fame, O'Keeffe spent several summers at UVA, with notable results.

Spring 2019

Gratitude for a Grand Old Tree

Gratitude for a Grand Old Tree

Take a look back at the McGuffey ash, which loomed large over Pavilion IX for over a century.

Fall 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

A Classroom as Big as the Lawn

A Classroom as Big as the Lawn

Through architecture, Jefferson hoped students would gain a sense of design, order and beauty.

Fall 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