Former POC sorority members disaffiliate, ask current members to join in solidarity
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Editor's Note: The current president of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a member of The Collegian’s staff.
Approximately a year after graduating from the University of Richmond in 2005, alum Matt Landau purchased a vacation rental company in Panama. Seven years later, he is the founder and brain behind Vacation Rental Marketing Blog (VRMB), a company dedicated to helping vacation renters and property managers build successful and sustainable businesses, according to its website.
The Atlantic 10 Conference and Colonial Athletic Association both announced June 17 that they would postpone their upcoming fall sports seasons because of safety and health concerns regarding COVID-19, according to A-10 and CAA press releases.
Former director of residential dining M. Glenn Pruden — who was admired for his culinary genius, creativity and dedication to dining services — died on July 16, according to a July 17 email from University of Richmond chaplain Craig Kocher to the UR community.
On Sept. 23, 2019, what would have been Augustus “Gus” Lee's 21st birthday, a few University of Richmond students placed sunflowers on the football field’s 28-yard line and reminisced about their favorite memories of Gus, who once wore the number 28 on UR’s football team.
More than 50 professors in the School of Arts and Sciences signed a letter demanding more teaching flexibility for the fall semester, which was sent in an email to the University of Richmond administration on June 24.
An opinion piece published in The Collegian in 1977 has resurfaced after it was discovered that the piece — which criticized desegregation busing and instant voter registration, among other aspects of the U.S. government at the time — was written by Bradley Cavedo, the Richmond Circuit Court judge who recently ruled to block the removal of Confederate statues.
Editor's Note: This story is about an Instagram account created on July 6. The account, @abolishrichmondgreeklife, requested to remain anonymous in its discussions with The Collegian for its safety. Honoring this request, The Collegian cannot confirm who operates the account. Additionally, The Collegian cannot verify who wrote the posts published on the account and the accuracy of the posts.
The Africana Studies Student Committee will collaborate with University of Richmond faculty and staff to support its proposal for the creation of a department of Africana studies, committee members said.
Amidst recent Black Lives Matter protests across the country, three Instagram accounts run by University of Richmond students have been sharing the stories of students who have encountered racism and segregation on UR’s campus.
Editor's Note: The managing editor of The Collegian is a member of Pi Beta Phi.
Editor's Note: This story is about an Instagram account created on July 6. The account, @abolishrichmondgreeklife, requested to remain anonymous in its discussions with The Collegian for its safety. Honoring this request, The Collegian cannot confirm who operates the account. Additionally, The Collegian cannot verify who wrote the posts published on the account and the accuracy of the posts.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to correct a source's last name.
Editor's Note: The article has been updated to provide context to statements made by a representative of the Black Student Alliance.
Editor’s note: This article includes a video with racist, anti-Black and expletive language.
The winning team of the Sustainable Solutions Challenge proposed implementing a program at the University of Richmond that encourages the use of reusable bottles through the Fill It Forward app, which monitors bottle reuse, rising senior Rachel Perry said.
Representatives from Westhampton College Government Association and Richmond College Student Government Association created a GoFundMe to raise money to help fight for racial equality on June 2, raising almost $20,000 as of June 20.
Editor's Note: Below is a statement by University of Richmond faculty and staff written by Kelling Donald in consultation with other black faculty members. The statement was finalized and shared with faculty on June 5, Donald wrote in an email to The Collegian on June 16. Faculty and staff may add their signature to the statement up until June 22. The statement below will be updated periodically as new signatures are added.
The East End Cemetery Collaboratory will release a primary version of a digital repository of information about the people interred at East End Cemetery in August, said Collaboratory leaders from the University of Richmond.
The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement developed a remote summer cohort for Bonner Scholars who were unable to find internships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Adrienne Piazza, the director of the Bonner Scholars Program.