Members of class of 2021 respond to UR's school-specific graduation policies
By Greta Gordon | May 2, 2021Graduates will be permitted to invite two guests to attend school-specific ceremonies and must adhere to COVID-safety precautions.
Graduates will be permitted to invite two guests to attend school-specific ceremonies and must adhere to COVID-safety precautions.
In response to calls for Greek life reform or abolition, CSI established a board to conduct an internal review of IFC fraternities and Panhellenic Council sororities.
In an email statement to The Collegian, Capitol Police's Information Office wrote that no further information would be released on the matter at this time.
Samuel Abrash, professor of chemistry, wrote the statement after the series of shootings at three spas on March 16 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Using the name Alexander Tom, a person wrote in the email that they had ties to the "Children Christian Lifeline."
Following a decade of decline, Black student enrollment at UR totaled 232 in the fall of 2019 and decreased to 228 in 2020, according to UR Fact Books.
In the 1920s, support for eugenics was at a high both at UR and around the world, Yucel Yanikdag, professor of history, said.
The URPD is currently working towards having a proposal approved to obtain body cameras that would be worn by all campus police officers.
The Richmond area temperatures can reach over 80 degrees as spring turns into summer.
The March report reflects progress made during the summit and seeks to continue the discussion of social justice issues on campus.
The work of the commission will ensure a new start regarding considerations on renaming decisions, according to the Board.
The motion passed with 306 persons voting “yes,” 32 voting “no,” and 14 abstaining, according to a statement released by the Faculty Senate.
The Black Student Coalition held its second teach-in on April 2 to announce an addendum to the Protect Our Web compact.
Faculty submitted the motion for no confidence after a full faculty body meeting at 3 p.m. today.
"I have not seen alums so actively enraged in a long time," Godfrey Plata said. "I really credit the students, faculty and staff..."
Students, faculty and staff marched at noon on April 7 in support of the University of Richmond Black Student Coalition.
“The cultural meaning of building names and monuments are really only to honor,” Nicole Sackley said. “Nobody puts up a statue to explain complicated history.”
The flyers were posted on the same day red paint and the word “murderer” were discovered in front of the Robins statue on March 30.
The University of Richmond's 2021 Giving Day was paused for an unspecified reason the night before the even was set to begin.
The Board of Trustees' statement follows the unanimous vote to censure Rector Paul Queally by the University Faculty Senate.