1997 UR alum Heidi G. Petz, president and chief executive officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company, will address University of Richmond graduates during the main Commencement ceremony May 12.
Media Releases
University of Richmond Commencement Speaker is Global Business Leader Heidi Petz, CEO of Sherwin-Williams and UR Alum
March 19, 2024
University of Richmond Secures Over $100M in Tax-Exempt Bonds; Borrowing Reflects UR’s Financial Stability
The bonds — issued through the Virginia College Building Authority — went to market in late February, were highly sought after by investors, and outperformed expectations.
March 5, 2024
Grant News
University of Richmond Biology Professor Colleen Carpenter-Swanson Awarded Grant Funding for Epilepsy Research
Carpenter-Swanson and her undergraduate research students use zebrafish to investigate the potential of repurposing FDA-approved drugs as anti-epileptic treatments.
February 29, 2024
Faculty Awards
University of Richmond Professor Rhiannon Graybill Receives International Religious Studies Book Award
Rhiannon Graybill is a recipient of the 2022 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies from the American Academy of Religion.
February 22, 2024
University of Richmond Psychology Professor Kelly Lambert Selected as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Kelly Lambert joins a group of 14 scholars, including faculty from Duke, Northwestern, and Princeton, who will visit more than 100 universities and colleges where Phi Beta Kappa chapters are located during the 2024–25 academic year.
February 20, 2024
University of Richmond Law Professor Andy Spalding to Teach Seminar Related to 2024 Olympics at Top Law School in France
Law professor Andy Spalding will spend two weeks in March as a visiting scholar at Sciences Po Law School in Paris, France. He is teaching a research seminar on corruption, human rights, and the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
February 13, 2024
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Named Fulbright Top Producer
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized the University of Richmond for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
February 2, 2024
University of Richmond History Professor Awarded NEH Fellowship for New Book on Emancipation of the West Indies
Associate professor of history Christopher Bischof has been awarded a one-year National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to work on a new book manuscript.
January 23, 2024
UR Professor and Alum Collaborate on Sundance-Premiering Documentary About the Use of Rap Lyrics in Court
University of Richmond liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, a leading expert on the use of rap lyrics in court, served as a consulting producer on the new documentary As We Speak, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival yesterday.
January 22, 2024
Rankings News
Robins School of Business Ranked As a Top 20 Undergraduate Business School, Highlighted as Leader in Career Outcomes
The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business ranked in the top 20 of the annual Best Undergraduate Business School rankings by Poets&Quants for Undergrads
January 17, 2024
Speaking About Speech — University of Richmond 2024 Sharp Series to Focus on Dialogue, Difference, and Civil Discourse
The University of Richmond celebrates fostering important and challenging dialogues through the annual Sharp Viewpoint Speakers Series.
January 8, 2024
University of Richmond Celebrates MLK Day With Series of Events
The University of Richmond’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration — "Commit to Humanity" — includes a series of events from Jan. 15–23.
December 20, 2023
Faculty Awards
University of Richmond Professor Receives Top State Honor
University of Richmond professor Elizabeth Outka has been named an Outstanding Faculty Award recipient by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.