John Casteen III served as president of UVA for 20 years and is largely credited with making the university what it is today.

Casteen served as president 20 years and, according to his colleagues, ushered the University into the modern era.

He raised the institution’s academic profile, increased its endowment and expanded financial support for students.

Casteen earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UVA and returned to Charlottesville to lead the university as ...

Casteen may be best remembered as the founder of AccessUVA, a scholarship program to support undergraduate students whose qualifications were excellent, but whose families would be hard pressed to ...

Casteen's presidency at UConn focused on undergraduate program reform, expansion of the graduate program and support for the ...

Former UVa President John Casteen III died Tuesday. He is remembered for stabilizing the university's financial future, ...