With 3,803 students, the Class of 2024 hails from 79 countries and 48 U.S. states and territories outside of Virginia. More than 41,000 students applied for admission, setting a new record.
President Jim Ryan told new students that they all belong at UVA, no matter their background. He urged them to build bridges – “to make an effort to reach out and get to know someone who comes from a different background or looks different than you do or who took a different road to get here.”
The University of Virginia welcomed its newest students with a virtual Opening Convocation ceremony, held online amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Students will hear welcoming remarks from President Jim Ryan, Dean of Students Allen Groves and student leaders. Normally held in person on the Lawn, the traditional opening of the academic year will be streamed online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Widespread implementation of telehealth methods and rapid satellite COVID-19 testing are some of the ways the Department of Student Health and Wellness has been working to pivot its services during the pandemic.
Neely Egan, a 2020 UVA alumna, plans to gain insight into Tunisia by teaching children there through ClubAnglais and the MENAR Fellowship Program.
Professor Larry Sabato and the Center for Politics launched the 22nd Century Scholars program to help students who lost public sector internships and jobs during the pandemic. Participants say they delivered on that mission and much more.
The incoming law student and former competitive figure skater says that if you’re not learning to fail, you’re failing to learn.