Here are the prepared remarks from the keynote speaker in Saturday’s graduation ceremony.
Robed and festooned with thousands of balloons, the class that endured both a pandemic and a tragedy walked the Lawn on Saturday.
Finals Weekend kicked off on Friday with Valedictory Exercises, featuring alumna Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the social investment firm Acumen.
Portraits of three graduating students on the Lawn

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Jonathan Bartels, the pioneer of a calming ritual used in hospitals in the immediate aftermath of a patient’s death, shares his story with President Jim Ryan.
Dress comfortably, save your fancy shoes for non-Lawn related activities, hydrate and have fun!
A nursing program from more than a half-century ago produced accomplished graduates, but they weren’t given their due until recently.
Most UVA alumni will tell you they bleed orange and blue. And for some, so do their kids – even if they didn’t expect to at first.