An illustration of Edgar Allan Poe over a orange background that includes the writer's handwriting and signature.

On Poe’s 215th Birthday, UVA Special Collections Preserves His Spirit

Once upon a midnight dreary, while Edgar Allan Poe pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore in his room on the Range, did he foresee his future standing in literature?

https://news.virginia.edu/content/poes-215th-birthday-uva-special-collections-preserves-his-spirit

An illustration of Taylor Swift wearing a long-sleeved shirt that has the V and sabres and reads "Virginia Cavaliers."

Swifties at U.Va. Enter Their CIO Era

The University's most bejeweled student organization started with a Yik Yak message.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/01/swifties-at-u-va-enter-their-cio-era?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

Tichara Robertson wears a black shirt and stands in front of a projector that reads, "Emerging Narratives: Black Queer Youth in Literature and Theory"

Teaching the Queer Black Novel

This semester, Tichara Robertson will not only represent the student body, but also lead and educate them in a class of her own design.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/01/teaching-the-queer-black-novel?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

A group of students perform a salsa number on a stage. Some performers wear black dresses, and others wear black pants and green shirts.

The University Salsa Club Has All the Right Moves

While winter has brought a chill to Grounds, not even the cold can cool down the University Salsa Club.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/01/the-university-salsa-club-has-all-the-right-moves?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

L-R: Dhambit Munuŋgurr, Ocean, 2019.; Narritjin Maymuru, Yiŋapuŋapu before 1972.; Larrtjanŋa Ganambarr, Ŋaymil Djan’kawu Dhäwu, 1996. See below for more information.
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World-Class Indigenous Art From Australia and Oceania is Featured Across Charlottesville This Spring

January 17, 2024
Naminapu Maymuru-White working at the Buku-Larrŋay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala, 2021. Photo by Leicolhn McKellar
Story Visual Art

Week-Long Celebration for Two Exhibitions of Indigenous Art Features more than a Dozen Events

January 17, 2024
An illustration against a blue background featuring a black-and-white still from the film "12 Angry Men." The men sit around a table, some raising their hands.

A Time for Film: Law Faculty Members Recommend Their Favorite Movies on Lawyering

Looking for a movie to watch on a chilly winter night? University of Virginia School of Law faculty members recently shared their favorite films on lawyering, with picks drawn from history, literature and current events.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/time-film-law-faculty-members-recommend-their-favorite-movies-lawyering

A collage of dozens of book covers.

Ring in the New Year With UVA Librarians’ Best Reads

As the new year begins, we asked the University of Virginia Library staff to recommend their favorite reads from 2023.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/ring-new-year-uva-librarians-best-reads

Jen Lilley, a woman wearing all black, stands in the snow

A Walk Through Grounds Brought Her to Acting. Now, She’s a Christmas Movie Star

It’s only fitting Jen Lilley’s University of Virginia story includes the type of fairy tale elements that are now staples of her movies.

https://news.virginia.edu/content/walk-through-grounds-brought-her-acting-now-shes-christmas-movie-star

A photo of part of "The Student's Progress" by Lincoln Perry, which decorates the walls next to the stairs inOld Cabell Hall

Unpacking the Creation of the Old Cabell Hall Mural

Home to the University’s premier performance space, Old Cabell Hall serves as a hub of musical celebration for the Charlottesville community. But upon stepping into the building, many visitors are struck initially not by music — but by artwork.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/12/unpacking-the-creation-of-the-old-cabell-hall-mural?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest

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