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August 28, 2012
School opens fiftieth anniversary year with SPCS Week, September 17-22
The School of Professional and Continuing Studies will open its fiftieth anniversary celebration year with SPCS Week, an opportunity to connect with the School and celebrate its history.
August 20, 2012
University Librarian talks shop, renovations, and his required reading
The new University Librarian tells about falling in love with his profession, what the new Boatwright renovations will mean, and what five books he’d take to a desert isle.
June 18, 2012
SPCS graduates represent youngest, oldest UR graduates of 2012
Jimmy Nickerson & Angie Pell, C‘12, embrace continuing education from both ends of the generational spectrum.
June 4, 2012
Bianca Spurlock, C'12, encourages working professionals to pursue a higher degree
When Bianca Spurlock, C’12, offers advice about returning to school, she speaks from personal experience when she says “Let go of your fears and go for it.”
May 30, 2012
An Osher Institute membership offers the acceptance of family and the challenge of artistry
Bill Bailey’s experience at the University of Richmond reveals that membership has its own rewards.
May 21, 2012
Earning a degree as a working professional matches the challenges of starting a business in difficult economic times
Kellie Amberger, C‘11, finds in Weekend College both the challenge of academic rigor and the pattern for success in business.
May 14, 2012
Richmond campus, classes and community reinforce professional and academic direction
John Miers, C‘13, never lost sight of his dream to earn a bachelor’s degree despite a twenty-five-year postponement.
May 4, 2012
Partners in the Arts funds project at Linwood Holton Elementary
With support from the University's Partners in the Arts, Linwood Holton Elementary School students and teachers learn with local artists.
May 1, 2012
Living, studying history from the Civil Rights movement to the presidency of Barack Obama
Linda Hutson, C‘12, refused to let her past become an obstacle to earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies.
March 30, 2012
Master of Liberal Arts program deepens novelist's appreciation for lifelong learning
Award-winning author, columnist, speaker, and writing coach Stacy Hawkins Adams, C‘13, is back in the classroom pursuing her passion for lifelong learning.