A new monument dedicated to the enslaved laborers who constructed the University of Virginia campus reckons with the institution's—and the nation's—past. The memorial was designed by Boston-based ...

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, designed by Thomas Jefferson, was built by enslaved people. The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers acknowledges that long-suppressed history.

Two centuries after Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda was completed, the University of Virginia has officially broken ground on its Karsh Institute of Democracy, a 21 st-century beacon of democratic ideals..

Four years ago, the project team set out to build a 130,000-sq-ft addition for the University of Virginia’s Alderman Library. Photo by Jeffrey May, courtesy Skanska August 22, 2022 ...

In a virtual ceremony Saturday, the University of Virginia dedicated the Memorial for Enslaved Laborers, which honors the 4,000 enslaved people who lived and worked at the university from 1817 to ...