The nonprofit sector is becoming more transparent and efficient because it must accommodate the contemporary expectations of Internet-empowered donors, Robert G.
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill led Great Britain through World War II, but he lacked a thorough understanding of military strategy, a British scholar and University of Richmond professor said. Christopher Catherwood discussed his second book on Churchill, "Winston Churchill the Flawed Genius of World War II," in Room 305 of the Tyler Haynes Commons at 4 p.m.
View Larger Map Correction Appended A 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday did not cause injury to four University of Richmond students studying abroad in the country, officials from the Office of International Education confirmed late Monday night. Program coordinators from the Italian schools assured university officials by 10:30 a.m.
Correction Appended The Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond and the Office of the Chaplaincy at the University of Richmond hosted a panel of experts who discussed the principles as well as the misconceptions of Roman Catholicism. The event, which took place April 2 in the North Court reception room, was the fifth and final installment in a series titled "Discovering Many Faiths." Aside from Catholicism, previous panels discussed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Islam, Jain and the Baptist church.
Westhampton College students approve new Constitution On Tuesday, March 24, the majority of Westhampton College students voted in favor of a new Constitution, former Westhampton College Government Association President Generra Peck said. "We have examined where we have been most successful, where we have fallen short, and how we can change our structure to best represent you," according to the WCGA Web site. According to the new Constitution, changes include the creation of several new positions: Chair of the Senate, Secretary of the Senate and Finance Committee members.
Two legal scholars who practiced in Guantanamo Bay, one as a detainee advocate and another as a prosecutor, confronted each other and presented their contrasting views at the 2009 Allen Chair Symposium, held by the T.C.
The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson spoke Wednesday night at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and addressed the new realities of race and politics since President Obama's election. In his speech, "We're Someplace We've Never Been: Race, Diversity, and the New America," Robinson expressed his amazement about the way President Obama's administration has been discussed in the media just more than two months after his inauguration. "Here we are on April 1," Robinson said, "and I am stunned how little we talk about electing our first black president." The momentous, historic nature of Obama's presidency has been underplayed, considering how little and how briefly the media has discussed what the landmark of change means for the country, he said.
It will be Spider vs. Spider in a coming election for the House of Delegates. University of Richmond faculty member Tom Shields will be running for the House of Delegates in November.
Vandalism March 25, 2:54 p.m. -- "A Penis for Anne" was written in red crayon on the wall in Frederick Rehearsal Hall in the Modlin Center for the Arts. March 28, 1:50 a.m.
Sex, jobs and gossip. Got your attention? Good, then I'll keep it by waiting until later to tell you what that means.
Linda Hobgood has the kind of attitude about work that most people can only dream about. As the director of the Speech Center in the rhetoric and communication studies department at the University of Richmond, she wakes up every morning and can't wait to get to work and start her day. "I had the chance to do what I had been trained for," she said.
Michael Leopold, associate professor of chemistry, received an annual grant of $85,000 for three years, a total of $255,000, from the National Science Foundation to continue his research on the interactions between proteins and synthetic nanomaterials. Only three other University of Richmond professors received NSF grants during the past year, and only 79 grants have been given to Richmond professors since June 1, 1975, according to the NSF Web site. The grant money will go toward the cost of supplies, travel expenses to present findings at the American Chemical Society meetings - including a national meeting in Washington Aug.
Bill Bergman, an adjunct marketing professor at the Robins School of Business, told University of Richmond students that Starbucks was a phenomenal case study in the world of marketing. "It clearly just got too big," Bergman said.
The newly formed Student Program Council at the University of Richmond will include all student organizations in the planning of events such as Homecoming and Pig Roast. Members said they hoped the council would be able to cut down on over-programming and deal effectively with budget issues.
Part of the Collegian's mission is to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas, and we are proud of the discussions that our opinion section and online edition have fostered. But as the semester has progressed, some of the comments for online articles have moved away from a discussion of ideas, morphing into anonymous and very public attacks on the personalities and lifestyles of the people who write articles, columns and comments on our Web site. The Collegian's policy for print opinion submissions is that they must be accompanied by the writer's name, unless the editor grants a writer's request for anonymity.
Students crowded Jepson Hall Tuesday night to network with some of the most prominent figures in the mass communications industry and get advice from keynote speaker Ed Kelly, CEO and president of American Express Publishing. Kelly stressed the importance of networking.
Editor's Note: The following article is satirical in nature and should in no way be taken as truth. A large party ended Saturday night with multiple arrests of Richmond and Westhampton students. A party on the third floor of Gray Court overflowed into the halls Saturday night, prompting a massive response from the on-duty Resident Assistants.
In an alcohol-fueled hook-up culture, exacerbated by the media and our peers, where do we draw the line? Kathleen A.
War must be a last resort: there must be reasonable expectations for success and there must be a commitment to the just implementation of the war, said University of Richmond professor G.
Correction Appended Alex Reisch was born in Auschwitz right after liberation.
