If history is “an argument without end,” as the historian Joseph Ellis says, then the dispute over whether Thomas Jefferson had sexual relations with his slave Sally Hemings might rank as one of the ...

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 ...

When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the ...

Every May, thousands of students walk the Lawn in processions filled with black gowns, colorful tassels and deep slashes of rich velvet. Beyond that official regalia, students also express themselves ...

When Amos Leroy “Roy” Willis petitioned the College of Arts & Sciences to accept him as a student in 1959, he cited Thomas Jefferson’s “all men are created equal” passage from the Declaration of ...

John T. Casteen III (Col ’65, Grad ’66, ’70), a first-generation college student born in Portsmouth, Virginia, who rose to ...

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 ...

With 600 members, the UVA Pickleball Club is the largest club on Grounds. It’s also a burgeoning business, with and an annual budget of about $70,000.

Many a high school football coach has told players, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” And many an American parent has reinforced a win-at-all-costs attitude by making spectacles of ...

For many former students, the sight of a blue (or green) examination book might cause stomachs to churn and bring back memories of frantic essay writing and cramped hands. With the permission of some ...

Rocky collected money for the Mafia. A typical bagman, he was immersed in the material world of fast cars, quick cash and getting ahead by butting heads. One day, he was shot in the chest and left for ...

Students mourn the death of Seal, the dog who served as the football team's unofficial mascot from 1947 to 1953. Donald Scott (Col '54) submitted these photos, which he took of Seal's funeral in 1953.