Summer 2025
Features
The best of the best
Our entirely arguable, semi-objective list of UVA’s top athletes of all time
Virginia’s visionary
Remembering John Casteen, who served as president of UVA for 20 years
The empty plate
Alumni and faculty in the field of hunger discuss the scope of the problem and some potential solutions.
Research’s new unknowns
UVA grapples with uncertainty in federal funding landscape.
UVA names new dean of students
Nicole R. Hall has been UVA’s associate vice president for career and professional development since 2023.
Applications up, offer rates down for Class of 2029
For the Class of 2029, the total number of applications across all three admissions cycles grew by 8.4 percent.
Visas of student, alumni terminated and then reversed
On April 25, amid legal challenges, the Trump administration reversed its student visa revocations
UVA’s external review of 2022 shooting released
The long-awaited reports, which were sought by UVA and authorized by the Virginia attorney general, were released March 21.
BOV votes to dissolve university’s DEI office
The March 7 BOV resolution instructs the university to “transfer permissible programs to a new organizational home.”
UVA Health CEO resigns
His resignation followed a special meeting of the BOV to discuss allegations made against him in September.
Virginia women win fifth straight swimming title
The Cavaliers had their moment yet again at this year’s NCAA Division I national meet, becoming the third program ever to claim five consecutive crowns.
A homecoming for new men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom
Odom, who spent seven years of his childhood in Charlottesville, takes over for Tony Bennett as the head of UVA men’s basketball.
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 reading recommendations from around UVA
Book recommendations from professors, administrators, library managers and a beloved dining hall staffer
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.
Head of the class: UVA’s 2026 student leaders
Next year’s leaders plan to support first-generation students, boost communication channels and strengthen student self-governance.
Swine pollution adds to health disparities
A study used satellite data to measure ammonia concentrations, highlighting how communities of color bear the brunt of this unregulated pollution.
Mapping where housing materials add to risk of infectious disease
New research underscores the importance of housing quality as a public health priority in the global fight against infectious diseases.
From the Publisher: Our Future, Your Home
After four years of planning and design, the Alumni Association is embarking on a once-in-a-generation project: building a new Home for Every Hoo.
Letters to the Editor: Summer 2025
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
From President Ryan: Remembering John Casteen
President Ryan’s full remarks from President Emeritus John Casteen’s memorial service on April 15, 2025.
