In The Conversation, Darden professor Gregory Fairchild writes of his grandfather’s experience in devastating race riots 100 years ago and his own research on the lingering economic and social harm of segregation.
Class of 2020 alumna Sydney Williams wrote this essay after walking the Lawn with her classmates a year after their final months at UVA were upended by the pandemic.
This year’s graduates built an impressive academic record, including research that reached from the Academical Village to Kenya.
Graduates pose for a picture together pointing at the camera

One Last Look: Memories and Moments From UVA Final Exercises 2021

The University held five Final Exercises ceremonies over three joyful days, celebrating graduates after one of the most unusual, difficult years in UVA’s history.
Trisha Durfee was already juggling a career as a nurse in the UVA Dermatology clinic, her responsibilities as a mother of four, and an academic program in the School of Nursing. Then the pandemic hit.
A look at UVA’s final Final Exercises in 2021 – for the Darden School of Business, School of Law and McIntire School of Commerce – which took place Sunday at Scott Stadium.
Alexis Ohanian headshot from graduation speech

Alexis Ohanian Addresses UVA’s Class of 2021