At its February meeting, the University of Richmond Board of Trustees voted to promote two SPCS faculty members to the rank of Associate Professor: Dr. D. Erik Nielson and Dr. Thomas J. Shields.
Campus Announcements
The well-advertised boom in startups and venture capital in recent years has coincided with the emergence of new players in startup ecosystems. One of these, startup accelerators, has received a great deal of attention but also little scrutiny. Moreover, they are commonly misunderstood or mistakenly lumped in with other institutions supporting early-stage startups, such as incubators, angel investors, and early-stage venture capitalists.
In a recent analysis published by the Brookings Institution, I tackle some of the confusion around startup accelerators by laying out a clearer picture of what they do, and how they differ from other early-stage institutions. I also provide a review of the research literature on the effectiveness of accelerators to achieve their stated aims, some best practices for accelerator programs, and some figures on the size, scope, and impact of these organizations in the United States.
The 2016 UR Summer School schedule of classes is now available online, and registration opens for new and continuing students in BannerWeb on March 15, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.
On February 18, 2016, several staff of the School of Professional and Continuing Studies earned awards for service from 5 to 35 years.
An advocate of Richmond’s startup scene is getting a boost in her research of business accelerators.
University of Richmond professor Susan Cohen has been awarded a three-year grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to aid her study of effective accelerator programs, such as Richmond’s own Lighthouse Labs.
The grant, which totals about $95,800, will be put toward Cohen’s research on what components of various programs correlate with higher startup success, such as the number of companies a program provides assistance to at a time, or services provided, such as one-on-one counseling.
Three Education department Teacher Licensure Preparation (TLP) program graduates have been named first-year teachers of the year at local Henrico County schools.
Renowned historian of children’s literature Leonard Marcus will visit campus this spring
After 18 years of service to the University of Richmond, the Education Department celebrated the retirement of our Administrative Coordinator, Mary Ewing, in December.