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April 6, 2010
Program pairs students with professional mentors
Helping Hands, a joint effort between the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Career Development Center, allowed Richmond students to connect with alumni and local community members who work in their career paths of interest.
Alumna named Doris Duke Conservation Fellow
Nicole Buell, ’07, graduated from Richmond having majored in biology and sociology, and managed a schedule packed with Honor Council Chair responsibilities and independent research projects for Dr. Malcolm Hill and the biology department.
April 2, 2010
Marshall Scholars gain unusual access and insight into the law
It’s expected that law school students will spend a lot of time studying Supreme Court decisions. It’s not as usual to watch the U.S. Supreme Court in action –– or to be taught by a Virginia Supreme Court justice. Unless you're a Marshall Scholar, that is.
Flock of plywood sheep mysteriously appear on campus
The warm weather has brought with it some new visitors to UR. Students, faculty and staff may have noticed a migrating flock of sheep, slowly winding their way through campus.
April 1, 2010
NEH Distinguished Visting Professor examines modern day influence of Roman poet
The Roman poet Ovid has fascinated Carole Newlands since she was first introduced to his work as an undergraduate.
March 31, 2010
Successful sports seasons give fans a lot to cheer about
It’s been a banner year for Richmond’s Division I sports, so good that the Richmond Times-Dispatch recently reported, “This school year probably is the finest in UR athletics history, in terms of national respect.”
UR cheerleader has a passion for smiles
Kaila Arnold, ’10, has been cheering her whole life, but next year she’s going to focus on just the smiling part.
Interest in educational reform leads graduate straight to the classroom
Last summer, while interning with the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, Shauna Myers, ’10, of Kingston, Jamaica, worked with the education provisions in the economic stimulus bill. After graduation she will continue her interest in educational reform with Teach for America.
Richmond's last Ethyl Scholar is anything but typical
Garrett Graham, ’10, is not your stereotypical scholar—he’s an athlete, a scientist, and an explorer.
March 29, 2010
Student's documentary encourages discourse about need for "transparent" democracies
After Mario Villalba, ’10, graduates, he’ll spend a year traveling through Peru screening the documentary he and four friends produced, hoping to encourage discourse about the need for greater individual representation in the world’s democracies.