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.

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Lauren Anesta

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

Sunni Brown

Senior Director, Media Relations & Strategic Communications
sbrown5@richmond.edu
804-289-8056

Cynthia Price

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

Media Releases

March 25, 2025

University of Richmond Commencement Speaker is Richmond Fed President and CEO Tom Barkin

Barkin will address University of Richmond graduates during the main Commencement ceremony in May.

Filmmaker Chase Joynt and UR professor Julietta Singh

March 19, 2025

University of Richmond Professor Julietta Singh’s ‘The Nest’ to Premiere at Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto

The Nest, a feature-length documentary by University of Richmond professor Julietta Singh and filmmaker Chase Joynt, will make its world premiere at the upcoming Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, Canada.

March 17, 2025

Robins School of Business Ranked As a Top 20 Undergraduate Business School by Poets&Quants for Undergrads

The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business ranked in the top 20 of the annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools rankings by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the leading online publication for undergraduate business education news.

March 13, 2025

University of Richmond Biology Professor John Peters Receives $500K NSF Award to Support Research on Learning and Memory

The primary goal of this project is to better understand the molecules involved in memory formation.

March 12, 2025

University of Richmond to Host Inaugural Richmond Italian Film Festival

UR will host the Richmond Italian Film Festival on March 21–24.

Design Thinking class at University of Richmond

March 10, 2025

University of Richmond Receives Grant from Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to Support Richmond Innovation Fellows

UR's Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative has received a $50,000 grant from the Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to support the Richmond Innovation Fellows program.