Psychologists say remembering good times is a comfort, and lots of people are experiencing pleasant pulses of déjà vu as pop culture, both old and new, offers a distraction from the pandemic.
One in an occasional series about the findings of the president’s commissions on Slavery and on the University in the Age of Segregation. This installment examines the false narratives of statues, including the George Rogers Clark statue.
Despite unusual circumstances, organizers plan to virtually present more than 50 films, along with the robust faculty and expert discussions for which the festival, a program of UVA, is known. They also hope to reach new online audiences.
Heritage Theatre Festival has been entertaining audiences in the Charlottesville community for 46 years. Here’s a comprehensive history of UVA’s own professional summer theatre.
Three UVA students were hungry for reliable information on how political issues, from police reform to the pandemic or upcoming elections, were affecting their rural part of Virginia. They decided to take up the mic.
New books from faculty and alumni range from novels in contemporary settings to genre-bending memoirs to studies of historical topics or politics.
UVA Law alumnus Frederick Beinecke recently stepped down after five years as president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
UVA assistant dean and assistant media studies professor Shilpa Davé weighs in on HBO’s recent decision to temporarily remove the film classic “Gone With the Wind” from its library.