School Spirits
UVA has plenty of ghost stories, passed down across generations by faculty, staff and alumni in writing and by word of mouth. Shannon Library, formerly Alderman Library, has been a hotbed for them.
A new page
After almost four years of renovations, the University of Virginia’s main library reopened its doors to the public at the beginning of the year. But the massive windows and study courts aren’t the only changes—the building also has a new name.
Their World As They Made it: Looking Back at the Harlem Renaissance
Featuring the visionary works of writers, artists, and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance whose creative and intellectual pursuits reflected the diversity of contemporary discourses that defined Black American identity and political consciousness — and shaped the ideas and arts of a time and place that would profoundly influence future generations.
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