Brian Coy

In a wide-ranging discussion, President Jim Ryan talks about what’s ahead for University students, from the somber to the celebratory, in the coming academic year.

UVA is one of 34 institutions in the nation to receive five stars in Money Magazine’s updated annual ratings of colleges and universities.

His time on the governing board has coincided with dizzying change and growing challenges across higher education.

The process began last month when UVA leaders requested an external review of the events surrounding the deadly shooting.

UVA requested the appointment of a firm with sufficient expertise and resources to rigorously review its actions before, during and after the shooting.