Creating a path to success for Latinx students
The Scholars Latino Initiative is a non-profit organization at the University of Richmond that helps underrepresented students prepare for college.
Feature Stories
Being Mindful and Staying Well
As we celebrate Well-being Week, third-year law student and president of Richmond Law’s Mindfulness in Law Society, Jesse Cooper, shares her thoughts about the value of mindfulness and how law students can incorporate it into their daily lives.
Richmond Law Launches New Criminal Justice Forum
Richmond Law’s new Criminal Justice Forum helps students explore careers in criminal justice.
UR Now: UNIVERSITY NEWS
University Museums, reopened and reimagined
The pandemic led to new thinking about how museums can help students experience in-person, interdisciplinary learning.
May the Best Burger Win
In order to showcase the new locally-sourced beef, as well as the Impossible Burgers already on the Heilman Dining Center menu, each dining location on campus was invited to compete in a burger cook-off.
UR Now: RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Professor awarded one of France's highest honors in the arts
Françoise Ravaux-Kirkpatrick, co-founder of the French Film Festival in Richmond, is recognized for her cultural contributions.
Richmond Scholars Use Enrichment Grants to Build Experiences Related to Academic and Professional Goals
Enrichment Grants provide funding for Richmond Scholars to pursue study abroad, internships, research projects, and other opportunities before they graduate.
McKenna Dunbar
After a two year hiatus, we relaunched our monthly Sustainability Champions series. This month's Sustainability Champion is McKenna Dunbar, a senior majoring in Business Administration and Environmental Studies. Read our full interview below to learn more about the work they are doing with the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club and the environmental justice movement.
UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Better living through meditation
A Buddhist meditation teacher met with students on campus to offer stress management strategies.
THE CONVERSATION
Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest - Brazil's runoff election could be a turning point
David Salisbury, associate professor of geography, environment, and sustainability, authored this piece.