Media studies professor Andre Cavalcante’s “Introduction to Media Studies” course was one favorite. (Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications)

The UVA Press, housed on Sprigg Lane in Charlottesville, currently publishes 70 new titles annually as well as a robust digital publishing portfolio. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications)

Author and cultural critic Roxane Gay writes essays, novels, short stories and comics. (Photo courtesy of Roxane Gay/Jay Grabiec)