Feature Stories
No, President Trump, suburbia is no longer all white - and Black suburbanites are more politically active than their neighbors
Political science professor Ernest McGowen authored this piece.
October 28, 2020
Minority Business Enterprises adapts, thrives in 12th year
The participants meet as a group once or twice a week throughout the fall semester to discuss challenges they are facing in their own businesses, and to hear presentations from Robins School professors.
October 28, 2020
Meet the Women of SMIF
For the first time in its history, the Student Managed Investment Fund is composed of 25% women managers. Get to know some of them in our profile.
October 27, 2020
Research & Innovation
The long, strange trip of pop music and politics
Music professor Joanna Love sheds light on how politicians use music to send a message.
October 27, 2020
The Conversation
SNAP benefits cost a total of $85.6B in the 2020 fiscal year amid heightened US poverty and unemployment
Political science professor Tracy Roof authored this piece.
October 27, 2020
The Conversation
Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and refuge
Geography and the environment professor Todd Lookingbill and biology professor Peter Smallwood authored this piece.
October 27, 2020
Spiders Are Everywhere...And That's a Good Thing
October is our university mascot’s favorite month. Why? Halloween, of course! It’s the one time of the year when you can find spiders everywhere.
October 27, 2020
Robins team wins second place in National Team Selling Competition
A team of four Robins School students placed second in the National Team Selling Competition hosted virtually by Indiana University last week.
October 23, 2020
University News
Find and destroy: Alum's fellowship aimed at weapons of war
Recent grad assists in effort to remove landmines and other explosives around the world.
October 23, 2020
Josh Higdon, '22: Finding Passion Through Research
Alongside University of Richmond’s Assistant Professor of Spanish, David Giancaspro, and Silvia Perez-Cortes, of Rutgers University–Camden, Higdon was one the only undergraduate students to present a paper at the conference.
October 22, 2020
Campus Life
Campus return: UR student captures a fall semester like no other
Olivia Diaz documents an unusual return — to spaced-out classes, masked-up friends, and making it through the first week.
October 22, 2020
A New Approach to Election Protection
Amidst this year’s pandemic, students are working virtually to support non-partisan voter protection efforts.
October 20, 2020
Understanding Transfer Admission at Richmond
Considering transfer admission to a college or university can feel overwhelming. Whether you are looking for a better four-year fit or making the next step from a two-year program, we are here to help. With preparation and follow through, your transfer application journey can be a smooth one!