The Robins School of Business turns 75

In 1949, the Robins School of Business was founded as a bridge connecting the University of Richmond with the local business community. Dean Miguel “Mickey” Quiñones said that 75 years later, that mission still drives the school. 

Boatwright Memorial Library’s carillon celebrates 70 years of tolling music on campus

From the Beatles to Love Theme from The Godfather, UR is alive with the sound of digital bells. Every day at 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., Boatwright Memorial Library’s carillon sends beautiful music into the air. The songs echoing from the tower range from classical, religious, and patriotic to Broadway show tunes and pop music.

Over 400 UR students present at the 40th Arts & Sciences Student Symposium

Aerial performers, documentary filmmakers, and scientists in the making were among the many students presenting at the 40th Annual Arts & Sciences Student Symposium. The single-day event took place in classrooms, performance halls, galleries, and hallways throughout campus.

The Center for Civic Engagement celebrates 20 years

As the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement began preparing for its 20th anniversary, staff members gathered for an exercise to identify three words that define the center and its mission. The words they chose — connect, act, imagine — reflect the multi-layered mindset the CCE embodies when working to strengthen the University’s relationship with the region.

Study abroad for all Spiders - Year five of Encompass

Encompass celebrates five years of creating opportunities for students to participate in international travel. Since its launch in 2019 the short-term study abroad initiative has been a guiding light for students who may be reluctant to take on international travel or whose academic requirements make studying abroad difficult.

Richmond Endeavor in its fifth year

Richmond Endeavor is a living-learning community that was created to help first-year students forge meaningful bonds and friendships with their fellow classmates, establish relationships with faculty, and cultivate their interests inside and outside the classroom.

Cultural expression:

Celebrating 40 years of University dancers

On a muggy weeknight, 14 students made their way from one end of campus to the other for what was probably the most unusual dance rehearsal of their lives. Along the way, they jumped, ran, and made other parkour-style moves under archways, in open spaces and classrooms, and on bridges.

UR celebrates 30 years of African dance on campus

This past March, against a tall film-screen backdrop of swirling clouds, 1998 alum Markita Boney Brooks returned to campus to dance. Her solo came midway through the first half of Ngoma African Dance Company’s annual showcase at Modlin’s Alice Jepson Theatre. The 2025 event marked the company’s 30th anniversary, making it the oldest student-led dance organization on campus.

The University of Richmond commemorates the 20th year of ChinaFest

Musical performances, ping pong games, and culturally significant activities were at the center of this annual event. The University of Richmond, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Rose Group for Cross-Cultural Understanding partnered to host ChinaFest, an annual Lunar New Year celebration of Chinese culture that has taken place at UR and in Richmond for the past two decades.

Richmond’s Cuban Spectacular celebrates 20 years

This year’s sold-out event took guests on a musical journey from mambo to Motown.