Infrequently Asked Questions

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.
Intersecting Disciplines

Forget everything you know about required classes. The College rethinks curriculum.
Authors of Their Own Destiny

Let these personal insights bring to life a few of those who will call UVA “home” this fall.

Summer 2018

Grit & Grace: Our exit interview with Teresa A. Sullivan // Core Excercise: The College’s curriculum experiment // Floral History: Join us on a Gardens tour

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Highlights

Staking a Position

Professor Willis Jenkins (Grad ’06) takes a somewhat unorthodox approach in his "argument lab."

Pick a number, not just any number

Two UVA professors argue that all numbers are not equal in our minds.

Looking back on tragedy

Mike Leinbach (Arch ’76, Engr ’81) led the extraordinary effort to piece together the space shuttle Columbia just days after he gave the go-ahead at its launch.

The Exit Interview

Teresa A. Sullivan talks with us about her presidency with characteristic grit and grace.

Family Matters

Joanne Boyle, who served as the women's basketball head coach for seven years, retired after this season to finalize her daughter's adoption process, which could take years.