The early decision round is the first of three admissions rounds at UVA. Notifications for nonbinding early action applicants ...

In 1925 “The Cavalier Song,” written in 1923 by then-student Lawrence Haywood Lee Jr., was chosen in a College Topics contest as UVA’s best fight song. The song inspired a moniker for the athletic ...

As midnight neared, 2,000 antiwar activists surged up Carr’s Hill to the steps of the University president’s darkened mansion. The radical lawyer William Kunstler spurred them forward, shouting, fist ...

This collection of historical objects contains some of the tangible reminders of the University’s past that can be found on, or nearby, Grounds. From a lock of Thomas Jefferson’s hair cut off just ...

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 ...

The University’s Easters celebrations began innocently enough in the late 19th century as formal dances, held Monday through Saturday of the week following Easter Sunday. In those early days of ...

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 ...

Running back Wali Lundy (Col class of ’06) burst into the end zone, adding to the Virginia onslaught and further souring the mood of thousands of West Virginia fans on hand in Charlotte, North ...

A library has always been at the heart of the University of Virginia. When Thomas Jefferson designed his Academical Village, he placed a library—rather than a church, which was the practice at the ...

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 ...

First known as the Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, the center was founded in 1991 by Keeling’s professor, Barbara Brodie, who had become concerned that the lessons of the past were getting lost ...

Greta Garbo once famously quipped, “I want to be alone,” but recent studies by UVA psychology professor Timothy D. Wilson indicate the reclusive actress may have regretted that wish. Wilson conducted ...