Jane Kelly

Loneliness in the first few weeks of college is a common experience. Justin Vinh shared his tried-and-true friend-making strategy on Reddit.

After the elation of winning the 2019 NCAA basketball championship, illness and injury brought him into dark times. Now he wants to help others.

Fourth-year scholar Ismael Danforth nabbed the first Bodo’s receipt on Tuesday, checking off a Class of 2024 bucket list item.

From medical and psychological care to a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen and free coffee, this is the ultimate landing pad for students.

They come from all walks of life, from across Virginia and the world – 95 countries, in fact. Meet this year’s first-year class and transfer students.

Parents, here are some of those back-to-school pictures you couldn’t take yourselves this year. Enjoy!

More than 4,000 new students gathered on the Lawn Sunday evening for Opening Convocation, to meet President Jim Ryan and sign UVA’s Honor Code.

On Thursday, about half of the nearly 4,000-member first-year class began putting down roots at the University, their home for the next four years.

One of Joan Cestaro’s pieces of advice: Bring a rubber mallet to change bed height and offer to share it. “People will be desperate for a rubber mallet!”

The program packs bonding and fun into the first six weeks of the semester to help set new students on the right path for the next four years.