Spring 2019
Features
The George Welsh Way
George Welsh remade UVA football and saw it through for 19 seasons.
Nevermore
The purloined treasures of the library vault: an inside look at a suspected inside job.
Library Renewal
How the planned $160M renovation of Alderman stacks up.
Go Home & Go Big
Go behind the scenes at Reunions Weekends.
First-Gens First
Why UVA is putting new focus on students whose parents never went to college.
Tuition Changes
Attendance costs shift for UVA and UVA at Wise.
Sports Stars
Tennis star Danielle Collins (Col ’16) and Super Bowl-winner Chris Long (Col ’08) are making headlines
New Operating Chief Starts
UVA’s new chief operating officer, Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis, gets going
Nursing Dean Steps Down
Dean Dorrie Fontaine prepares to retire in July.
Planting the Seed for UVA’s Next School
A Jefferson Trust grant sprouted into the new School of Data Science
New & Noteworthy
Six new books from alumni and faculty, plus a list of the bestsellers at the UVA bookstore.
A World of Color
Student’s coloring book puts inspirational and everyday women on the same pages.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s UVA Years
Before her fame, O'Keeffe spent several summers at UVA, with notable results.
A New-School Approach to Data Science
President James E. Ryan (Law '92) shares the vision for the new School of Data Science.
On the Beat
UVA grads find success in journalism.
A Higher Law
McIntire professor’s lessons extend beyond the classroom.
The power of negativity: why “naysayers” get our vote
Research indicates that people associate power with negative speaking.
Dislike
Professor’s work paints alarming portrait of Facebook’s power
Around Alumni Hall
President Jenifer G. Andrasko (Darden ’10) and Amanda Panarese (Col ’99) share how the Alumni Association serves alumni.
Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
From the Editor
Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Spring offerings.
