Washington Post U-Va. President Says He Will Step Down: Casteen Helped Raise School's Profile John T. Casteen III, who has led the University of Virginia to a greatly enhanced reputation as one of the most academically elite colleges in the country, announced yesterday that he would step down next year after 20 years as president. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061203817.html?hpid=sec-education