The atmosphere inside Scott Stadium was electric, as fans and players describe it 30 years later. The sellout crowd of 44,300 on Nov. 2, 1995, packed the stands. Students had claimed every ticket ...

The words “student self-governance” may never have flowed from Thomas Jefferson’s quill, but the concept was on his mind in the earliest days of UVA’s founding. In the margins of a letter to his ...

Nurturing the youngest children comes with joys and hurdles. From encouraging independence to fostering emotional intelligence, the early years are a crucial time for laying the foundation of a ...

At the first meeting of the President’s Council on UVA-Community Partnerships, lifelong Charlottesville resident Harold Folley wasted little time telling UVA President James E. Ryan (Law class of ’92) ...

Editor’s note: This story is a deep dive. Click here for a condensed version. The classified ad appeared in the back of the Cavalier Daily in March 1972, under the Miscellaneous section. It got right ...

Editor’s note: This is a longform story. Click here for an abridged version. The latched door that opened by itself. The face peering over a shoulder. An unlit flashlight in an unoccupied room ...

It would have made perfect sense for Kate Douglass (Col class of ’23, Grad class of ’28) to swim for Stanford University. The insider websites had her as either the No. 1 or No. 2 girls recruit in the ...

After the Supreme Court decision last June banning race-based admissions, students and admissions officers navigated a more complicated admissions process this year as application numbers continue to ...

Edwin Lewis “Lew” Hansen (Col ’51, Law ’57 CM) of Atlanta died Oct. 21, 2023. Raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, his service in the U.S. Army included graduating from Engineer OCS at Fort Belvoir, ...

It began as the quintessential college field trip, a day filled with learning, laughter and genuine kindness. It ended with three shot dead, two wounded and a student charged with murder. What ...

Tuesday, Aug. 28: Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. begins first year at UVA, where he makes the football team but never plays and soon leaves the squad. Monday, Dec. 31: Jones tries to buy a handgun at ...

In a change both stunning and at least 50 years in coming, the University of Virginia Honor System will no longer expel students who violate the Honor Code. Following a University-wide student vote ...