Media Releases
University of Richmond to Celebrate More Than 1,000 Graduates During Commencement Ceremonies This Weekend
The University of Richmond will award more than 1,000 degrees during commencement ceremonies May 7–8.
May 2, 2022
Latest Virginia Economic Outlook Finds Majority of Employers Experiencing Shortage of Labor
According to the latest CEO economic Outlook Survey, 90% percent of CEOs are experiencing a labor shortage impacting their business.
April 28, 2022
Three University of Richmond Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships to Study Foreign Languages This Summer
Three University of Richmond students have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages this summer.
April 26, 2022
Two University of Richmond Juniors Selected as Truman Finalists
Juniors Lexi Cobbs and McKenna Dunbar were selected as finalists for a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, the nation’s premier graduate fellowship for students pursuing careers as public service leaders.
April 18, 2022
Storyteller and Cancer Survivor Kelly Corrigan Will Deliver University of Richmond Commencement Address
Author and podcaster Kelly Corrigan, a 1989 UR graduate, will address University of Richmond grads on May 8.
April 15, 2022
UR Math Professor Receives Funding for Opioid Crisis Research
Joanna Wares is receiving grant support for research on mathematically modeling interventions for the opioid crisis.
April 14, 2022
UR Professor Receives NIH Grant for Invasive Species Research
Biology professor Priscilla Erickson has been awarded a $415K National Institutes of Health Research Enhancement Award for her research on an invasive fruit fly.
April 13, 2022
University of Richmond Event Focuses on Unlocking Prosperity
President Kevin Hallock will welcome Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
April 12, 2022
University of Richmond Historian Wins Distinguished Book Prize
History professor Samantha Seeley has received the 2022 Merle Curti Social History Award from the Organization of American Historians.
April 7, 2022
University of Richmond Professors Awarded $485K Mellon Grant For Open-Source Software to Analyze Visual Culture
Statistics professor Taylor Arnold and digital humanities professor Lauren Tilton have received a $485,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation for their Distant Viewing Toolkit project, an open-source technology for the computational analysis of visual culture.