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Student Experience

Spider Chic: Richmond students reimagine their college living spaces

From a color-coordinated, contest-winning space to light pastels and removable papered accent walls, over the years, Spiders personalized their rooms to feel more like home.

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A photo of professor Joe Hoyle. He is smiling at the camera and standing in his office, which is plastered with posters, postcards, art, and other mementos.

University of Richmond Magazine

The professor who merges Socrates and spreadsheets

Accounting professor Joe Hoyle has spent decades refining a teaching style that’s both demanding and deeply supportive.

Alexander Konigsberg, Nandini Raisurana, Abigail Smith, Caleb Silvergleid, Nora Buell, Amal Ali, Sanjna Kaul, and Jackson Sandler-Bussey.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Jepson Scholars go global at Oxford University

Eight UR graduating seniors were selected to receive a full scholarship to fund a yearlong master’s degree from the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

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UR students Mikaila Farrell and Anna Lozano

Student Experience

Richmond undergrads gain hands-on experience in top research institutions

Biology majors Mikaila Farrell and Anna Lozano intern as lab assistants to explore future career options.

Gretchen Klotz interning with the Aloha Foundation

Student Experience

Interning at Aloha Camp reinforced UR senior’s interest in a pediatric career

Gretchen Klotz returns to a place she frequented as a child and learned the value of leadership, empathy, and inclusion.

In the News

These New Bills Aim to Prevent Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court Nationwide

Liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, an expert on the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials, is quoted.

Bar applauds expansion of emeritus bar eligibility

Law professor Tara Casey is quoted.

More than 1.4 million Virginians affected in Radiology Associates of Richmond data breach

Information Systems instructor Daryl Jackson, an expert on cybersecurity, is interviewed.

An Inside Look at the Best Snack Trends at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Absurd Snacks, a product that was created in UR’s Bench Top Innovations program, is highlighted.

From Boardroom to Courtroom: Episode 4: SPACs are Back!

Adjunct law professor Kurt Wolfe is interviewed on this podcast.

University of Richmond launches interactive site exploring link between housing, education inequities

Tom Shields, education and leadership studies professor, and Kyle Redican, director of the Spatial Analysis Lab, are featured.

SPIDERS MAKING AN IMPACT

Chemistry

What makes smoky, charred barbecue taste so good?

Professor Kristine Nolin reveals the mouth-watering chemistry of cooking over an open flame.

Alumni

UR professors officiate weddings as former students tie the knot

Love, marriage, and alma mater. University of Richmond faculty attend alumni nuptial ceremonies — from the campus chapel to the English countryside.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Richmond offers new Spiders a Bridge to Success

This 35-year-old program helps prepare incoming students for what they can expect over the next four years at UR.

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Brenda McDowell establishes endowed fund to support Gary L. McDowell Institute and honor her late husband’s legacy

The gift ensures the intended mission of free inquiry and rigorous discussion continues to thrive for future University of Richmond students.

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