University of Richmond has announced the appointment of Stephanie Dupaul as the University’s next vice president for Enrollment Management, effective July 13.

Ronald Crutcher, a national leader in higher education, distinguished classical musician and accomplished administrator, spoke at Muhlenberg (Pa.) College’s 167th Commencement on May 17 at 10 a.m. Crutcher also was awarded an honorary doctorate. 

Martha L. Merritt, a Russian scholar and leader in international education, has been named University of Richmond’s dean of International Education, effective Aug. 1.

Elizabeth Ransom, associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, is the principal investigator in a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation for research on women and farm productivity in Africa. 

University of Richmond senior Kimberlee Laney of Gorham, Maine, has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant to teach English in Kazakhstan.

“Draw Back the Curtain” premiered at the Modlin Center for the Arts on the University of Richmond campus in the fall to an audience of more than 500 people. Additional opportunities to see the film are available this spring and summer.

Major construction, including several campus road closures, will impact the University of Richmond campus starting May 12.

The University of Richmond School of Arts and Sciences has selected seniors Laura Murray and Jennimarie Swegan as the 2015 winners of the David Evans Award for Achievement in Scholarship and the Creative Arts.

University of Richmond senior Gwendolyn Setterberg of Edina, Minn., has received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant to teach English in Argentina.

The University of Richmond will hold its 2015 Business Opportunity Expo on May 15 from 12-4 p.m. in the Jepson Alumni Center.