Feature Stories

For 2017-18, we decided to pursue executives from the largest and best-known companies in the hope of raising the school’s profile and bringing fresh, new perspectives to campus.

Robert C. Reed, C’13, charges graduating students to reflect on ways they’ve changed for the better through their Richmond experience.

UR Downtown serves as one of MetroCASH’s 15 tax sites across the region, and 70 University of Richmond students served as volunteers.

As another school year comes to an end, the students, faculty, and staff of Richmond Law bid farewell to four professors who have made an immense impact on the law school in their collective 108 years of service.

Sara Worley, C’17, relied on her family's support, school’s encouragement, and SPCS scholarships to finish her bachelor’s degree — the first in her immediate family to achieve this milestone.

After 15 years of service at the University of Richmond, McDowell, whose distinguished career has included a friendship with Lady Margaret Thatcher and serving as chief speech writer for former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, is retiring from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.

Jean H. Proffitt, C’83, is a beloved member of the School of Professional & Continuing Studies community. Her recent letter to the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch reminds us that learning takes a lifetime. 

will students collaborate with Advocates for Richmond Youth to raise awareness about youth homelessness in the Richmond region.

As a Bonner Scholar and healthcare studies major, Noah Hillerbrand, '18, served at CrossOver Healthcare Ministry and the Richmond Coalition of Safety Net Providers and now looks to medical school.