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University of Virginia

A large yellow sign reading “National Gallery of Art” stands in front of the museum’s neoclassical West Building in Washington, D.C., beneath an overcast sky.

The Largest Cash Gifts to U.S. Art Institutions So Far in 2026

From Mitchell Rales’ $116 million gift to D.C.'s National Gallery to major commitments from Silicon Valley, foundations and dedicated cultural patrons, these donations are shaping access to art and institutional futures.
By Elisa Carollo
A Reddit mascot standing on the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange

From Snoo to Subreddits: How Reddit’s Look and Features Evolved Over 20 Years

As Reddit turns 20, a look into it's rebranding shows how the company grew its community.
By Irza Waraich
A collage of a two pieces of Indigenous art and a man in a green tie crossing his arms

Yasufumi Nakamori On Aboriginal Art Coming to the Asia Society Museum

Indigenous practices have opened up new knowledge and references in the larger art world, according to the Asia Society director.
By Elisa Carollo

Two Leading Filmmakers Team Up on an Experimental Work About African American Healing

By Vivien Lee
Students walk past the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia.

UVA Frat Brothers Can Sue Rolling Stone Over Discredited Campus Rape Story

By John Bonazzo
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announcing he would resign his post after losing his re-election bid to Dave Brat.

Should Have Seen It Coming: How Eric Cantor’s Fall Presaged the Rise of Donald Trump

By Will Bredderman
The UVA campus (Photo: Getty Images)

UVA Frat Sues Rolling Stone for $25M

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
UVA's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, one of the subjects of the now-retracted Rolling Stone story.

Sex Education: Colleges Experiment With Campus Rape Prevention

By Jordyn Taylor
Will Dana in 2013. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for The Norman Mailer Center)

Source: Rolling Stone Deputy Editor Tendered Resignation; Wenner Declines

By Ken Kurson

Rolling Stone Issues Apology For UVA Rape Story

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Some are questioning the legitimacy of the story of a gang rape that allegedly occurred inside a UVa fraternity house in 2012. (Wikipedia)

Rolling Stone’s Bombshell Story About Campus Rape Comes Under Fire

By Lindsay Beyerstein
(Photo: Jennifer Doleac/NYDN)

Online Shoppers Less Likely to Purchase From Someone If They See They’re Black or Tattooed

By Jordan Valinsky
Jennifer Farrell, the new curator of exhibitions at the University of Virginia Art Museum. (Photo: by Cole Geddy)

Jennifer Farrell Named Curator of Exhibitions at the University of Virginia Art Museum

By Andrew Russeth

Finally Over?

By Observer Staff
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