Media Releases
UR Jepson School of Leadership Studies Scholar Honored by United Nations for Making Reading Accessible to Refugees
Rana Dajani, a visiting scholar in the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies, is a winner of a global refugee award presented by the United Nation’s Refugee Agency for her work in making books and reading accessible in refugee camps.
May 13, 2020
Three University of Richmond Juniors to Participate in Selective Public Policy and International Affairs Program
Three rising seniors at the University of Richmond have been chosen to participate in the Public Policy and International Affairs Program’s Junior Summer Institute.
April 16, 2020
UR Junior Selected as Finalist for Harry S. Truman Scholarship
University of Richmond Junior William Walker, Jr. of Winnfield, Louisiana, was selected as a finalist for a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
April 14, 2020
University of Richmond Faculty Experts Featured in New Netflix Documentary Series About Wrongful Convictions Out This Week
Two University of Richmond faculty members are featured on Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary series “The Innocence Files.”
March 27, 2020
UR Junior Awarded 2020 Fellowship Focusing on Civic Growth
University of Richmond junior TJ Tann of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been announced as a 2020 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities.
February 27, 2020
University of Richmond Faculty/Student Team Receive Funding To Create Guidebook Related to Free Speech on College Campuses
Professor Jessica Flanigan and student Alec Greven have been awarded grant funding to develop research that will help advance free speech on college campuses.
December 11, 2019
UR Professors Receive Funding to Develop Student-Faculty Reading Group Focusing on Frederick Douglass
Three University of Richmond professors have received grant funding from the Jack Miller Center to support a faculty-student reading group, which will explore the life and scholarly work of Frederick Douglass, a famous intellectual and leader of the abolitionist movement during the 19th century.