In the News

Mainstream national media and top industry trade publications frequently turn to University of Richmond faculty and staff experts to add perspective to the news of the day and serve as key authorities on issues of national and international importance. Within the UR newsroom you will find media placements, the University’s releases, and featured experts.

The Conversation

University of Richmond faculty contribute articles to The Conversation, an independent news source specializing in articles written by academics for a general audience. View The Conversation pieces authored by UR faculty here.

Need an Expert? Contact us

Lauren Anesta

Media Relations Manager
lauren.anesta@richmond.edu
804-289-8660

Sunni Brown

Director of Media & PR
sbrown5@richmond.edu
804-289-8056

Cynthia Price

Associate Vice President for Communications and Media Relations
cprice2@richmond.edu
804-287-6659

Media Releases

October 9, 2024

Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, to Speak at University of Richmond Oct. 24 as part of Sharp Viewpoint Speakers Series

In 2024, National Jurist magazine named Chemerinsky the most influential person in legal education in the United States.

October 4, 2024

Have You ‘Herd’ the News? Goats Return to the University of Richmond to Assist with Landscaping, Plant Control

The University of Richmond has welcomed its fourth herd of goats to campus to help clear overgrown vegetation. We’re not kidding!

October 3, 2024

Student Scholars

University of Richmond Student Named Gilman-McCain Scholar

Glen Kettering is the first UR student to receive this award, which he is using to study abroad in Prague, Czech Republic.

Amber Musser lectures at the Humanities Center

October 2, 2024

University of Richmond Launches New Humanities Center

The University of Richmond recently launched the Humanities Center, a campus-wide initiative that will foster student and faculty research in the many areas of scholarship that make up the humanities.

September 30, 2024

University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab Releases New, Interactive Map Focused on Voting in Presidential Elections

As Americans prepare to head the polls in November to elect the next president of the United States, the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab has released Electing the President, a new, interactive map focusing on voting in presidential elections since 1840.