In a society that values business and pre-professional degrees, why might a student pursue a degree in history, philosophy, physics, or any of the 30-plus departments and programs in the School of Arts & Sciences? The vision of A&S NEXT is to give students every opportunity to build purposeful careers they are passionate about.
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“I am a car guy, and an even bigger fan of Porsche, so I had always dreamed of working with the organization,” Poole said.
Nearly 70% of Richmond students study abroad, so junior Julia Straka isn’t alone in spending her fall semester in Paris. However, her experience is decidedly different from every other dance major before her– Julia is the very first to continue her dance education at a dance school abroad.
From research projects to crowd-stopping performances on stage, students within the School of Arts & Sciences are no strangers to juggling many aspects of their lives. One such example is Kobie Tuner – Defensive End for Spiders football and baritone for the Department of Music’s Schola Cantorum.
Maria Gianferrari, a Virginia-based children’s book author, shared her experience as a writer and her path to achieving this goal at the the University of Richmond in October. Hers is a story of inspiration and obstacles overcome.