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Six long-running stories at the University, each explained from the beginning. Start with the background, then read everything we have filed on it.
The Honor System
Single sanction, the informed retraction, the faculty walkaway. How a two-century-old student institution got hollowed out, and what remains.
Read the explainer →DEI at UVA
The Board voted to dissolve the DEI office in March 2025. UVA has since certified twice to the Justice Department that it complied. The staff directory tells a more complicated story.
150 pieces of reportingThe November 13 Reports
Three students were killed in 2022. Two law firms investigated. UVA took twenty-eight months to publish, and roughly fifty pages came back blank.
16 pieces of reportingTuition and the Public-Ivy Model
UVA charges Ivy prices and discounts heavily. Who actually pays, where the money goes, and why the Board has never seriously contested a rate increase.
50 pieces of reportingThe Board of Visitors
Seventeen people appointed by the Governor hold legal authority over the University. What they can do, what they have done, and what happens in closed session.
195 pieces of reportingThe Lawn
A World Heritage site, a student residence, and a permanent argument about what may be displayed on a door.
32 pieces of reporting