Infrequently Asked Questions
We’ve got answers, even if nobody was asking.
Even if you’re not physically strolling the Lawn, let this list of UVA fun facts bring you back, in multiple small ways, to life on Grounds.
Honor Allows a Fuller Confession
Now, even unrelated offenses can find grace
A recent vote allows Informed Retraction's protection from expulsion to protect more broadly.
From the Editor
On my honorific as an editor…
Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Summer offerings.
Griddle Me This
Our scoop on the double-doughnut tradition that lives on—the Grillswith.
For decades, it cheered our hearts, warmed our blood and hardened our arteries. The origin story and afterlife of the Grillswith. And also the recipe.
How Lawnies Are Made
It’s a lot harder than it used to be
Nabbing one of the 54 rooms on the Lawn is tougher than ever.
Presidential History
A look back at those who led UVA
As the Board of Visitors searches for the University’s ninth president, take a look back at the first eight—the challenges they faced and their lasting imprints.
Politics, by Any Other Name
Why Jefferson chose “Central College” over center stage
Coy Barefoot (Grad '97) recounts how the University had to overcome determined opposition to come into existence.
Jefferson Medalists Speak
This year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalists include a former U.S. Attorney General and a world-renowned entrepreneur.
Unquoting Jefferson
A UVA petition against quoting Thomas Jefferson grabbed headlines. Here’s the story behind them.
At the University of Virginia, the postelection ignited a distinctly UVA form of protest: an outbreak of remarkably civil discourse about Thomas Jefferson.
Streak Show
A tradition that’s still cool but often chilly
An update on a running University tradition, stripped to its bare essentials.
Thomas Jefferson’s Prayer for the Future
A look back at his forward-looking mission for the University
The Magazine kicks off its series of retrospective pieces commemorating the UVA Bicentennial with a look back at Jefferson's dreams for his University’s future.
Letters to the Editor
Spring 2017
Readers share their thoughts on past issues.
The Jefferson Curating Society
At long last, the oldest student group on Grounds agrees to share a treasure trove of UVA history.
In the end, the need to preserve the artifacts of UVA’s oldest student group was beyond debate.
Pulp Fact
You can still get your hands on a student newspaper
UVA student publications grapple with the same print vs. online issues that preoccupy the rest of the newspaper industry.
Playing Dress-up
100 years of costumes at UVA
Take a look at costumes at UVA from 1907 to the present, with commentary from UVA drama professor Gweneth West.
