Fall 2024
Features
School Spirits
A place with a 200-year history like UVA is bound to have tales to tell—tragedies, untimely deaths, unsettled lore.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
UVA has begun offering “tech sabbatical” courses, requiring students to put away their phones and laptops as part of their coursework inside the classroom and to commit to screen-free hours outside of it.
Queer History
How students, faculty and community members worked together to build a more welcoming place
New on Grounds: Data Science Building and Contemplative Commons
Take a look inside the newest high-tech structures on Grounds
UVA swimmers win record 11 Olympic medals
Kate Douglass won UVA’s first-ever gold for an individual swimming event.
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.
From President Ryan: The future of student advising is bright
A new advising task force is designing a new first-year experience and implementing digital solutions that make the process easier and more effective
Letters to the Editor: Fall 2024
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
From the Publisher: Stewarding One of UVA’s Greatest Resources
In our fast-paced, attention economy world, the concept of stewardship is often subordinated to flashier concepts of growth, innovation and change.
From the Editor: A Tip of the Hat and Farewell
Editor Richard Gard previews the Fall 2024 issue.
8 recent Civil War history books by UVA authors
These works by alumni and faculty illuminate new findings about this pivotal era
The student voice: Serving on the BOV can be a 24/7 role
Students spent years lobbying the BOV for the privilege to represent their peers, ultimately winning BOV approval in March 1983.
Tinker, Tale-Teller, Soldier, Seven
Remembering the life of Alexander G. “Sandy” Gilliam Jr.
What was the most important thing you brought to move-in?
From fans and dehumidifiers to Creole seasoning
