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Department: Student Life

Shifts that pass in the night

Shifts that pass in the night

Student workers share stories of late-night and early-morning jobs on Grounds

Spring 2024

The Class of 2027, by the numbers

The Class of 2027, by the numbers

Nearly 4,000 students just moved into first-year dorms. Here’s the demographic breakdown of the newest set of ’Hoos on Grounds.

Winter 2023

Meet UVA’s newest student leaders

Meet UVA’s newest student leaders

The University’s new student leaders have big plans, from expanding financial aid for lower-income students to prioritizing mental health.

Summer 2023

UVA traditions in the making

UVA traditions in the making

From Black Alumni Weekend to the Lighting of the Lawn, these events and activities have become community traditions in recent decades.

Spring 2023

The class of 2026, by the numbers

The class of 2026, by the numbers

Over 4,000 first-years have arrived on Grounds. Take a look at the demographics of the newest class of ’Hoos.

Winter 2022

Meet UVA’s 2023 student leaders

Meet UVA’s 2023 student leaders

These bright young minds have bold plans, from restoring rigor back to Honor to securing scholarships for descendants of enslaved laborers.

Summer/Fall 2022

Student clubs improvise and adapt in pandemic

Student clubs improvise and adapt in pandemic

For three groups, fall semester offered a return to something close to normal.

Spring 2022

Dean of Students Allen Groves leaves legacy of enthusiasm, compassion

Dean of Students Allen Groves leaves legacy of enthusiasm, compassion

After touching the lives of tens of thousands of students over more than a decade, Groves left in June for a new adventure.

Fall 2021

Moving forward with the Class of 2022’s student leaders

Moving forward with the Class of 2022’s student leaders

Next year’s leaders aim to make big changes and take advantage of lessons learned.

Summer 2021

College life in quarantine

College life in quarantine

For some UVA students, isolation and quarantine have brought new challenges to an already unusual year.

Spring 2021

UVA welcomes the Class of 2024

UVA welcomes the Class of 2024

A resilient new class of Wahoos, by the numbers.

Winter 2020

Meet the Class of 2021’s student organization leaders

Meet the Class of 2021’s student organization leaders

From Honor chair to editor of the Cav Daily, these students are going out on top.

Fall 2020

Coping with quarantine

Coping with quarantine

UVA works to accommodate students facing hardships after pandemic shuts Grounds down.

Summer 2020

The semester resumes on Zoom

The semester resumes on Zoom

Students and faculty adjust to distance learning as Coronavirus forces them off Grounds.

Summer 2020

Fourth Year, Interrupted

Fourth Year, Interrupted

Students navigate final semester toward an uncertain future.

Summer 2020

Reading the Regalia: A Visual Guide to UVA’s Final Exercises

Reading the Regalia: A Visual Guide to UVA’s Final Exercises

As students prepare to walk the Lawn, take a look at what they’ll be wearing.

Spring 2020

Madison House celebrates 50 years of serving Charlottesville, empowering students

Madison House celebrates 50 years of serving Charlottesville, empowering students

Madison House volunteers have worked to make Charlottesville a better place while learning leadership skills for life.

Fall 2019

Match Madness

Match Madness

After years of hard work, medical students find their future in an envelope.

Summer 2019

Engineering Entrepreneurship

Engineering Entrepreneurship

New efforts at the School of Engineering encourage engineering students to approach problems from an entrepreneur's perspective.

Fall 2018

Honor Allows a Fuller Confession

Honor Allows a Fuller Confession

A recent vote allows Informed Retraction's protection from expulsion to protect more broadly.

Summer 2018

A Day in the (Busy) Life

A Day in the (Busy) Life

Second-year basketball player Jocelyn Willoughby takes readers through a typical day full of school and sports.

Spring 2018

Going Out on Top

Going Out on Top

Learn about UVA's Student Council president, the Honor Committee and University Judiciary Committee chairs, the editor-in-chief of the Cavalier Daily, and the co-chairs of the Housing & Residence Life program.

Winter 2017

How Lawnies Are Made

How Lawnies Are Made

Nabbing one of the 54 rooms on the Lawn is tougher than ever.

Fall 2017

Pop-Up Knowledge

Pop-Up Knowledge

Flash seminars are one-time discussion-based lectures, organized by students to engage their peers in discussion on a wide array of topics, from politics to philosophy to scientific findings.

Spring 2017

Pulp Fact

Pulp Fact

UVA student publications grapple with the same print vs. online issues that preoccupy the rest of the newspaper industry.

Winter 2016