Saturday night, the Sigma Phi Epsilon lodge on University of Richmond's campus was vandalized with slurs most often used to insult a member of the gay community. The person or people responsible have yet to be identified.
April 20 will mark the first year of Delta Sigma Pi, Rho Omega chapter, being on campus. The professional business fraternity now has 70 members after initiating their Beta Class April 4. Hadley Roberts, Westhampton College '15, the current chapter president, said she was thrilled to see the organization grow so quickly in such little time.
April 17, seniors in the Latin American and Iberian Studies major presented their papers at the annual LAIS student symposium.
This Wednesday, April 16, The Atlantic and National Journal's small town hall series about millennials and their engagement in service opportunities and entrepreneurship came to the University of Richmond campus. The event, "A New America: How Millennials Are Sparking Change," featured a wide range of political leaders and business innovators, as well as a panel of Richmond students, speaking in the Alice Haynes room packed with local residents and Richmond faculty and students. "When I think of Richmond, I think of innovation ... and millennials sparking change," said Fred Humphries, the vice president of U.S.
The documentary "In Organic We Trust" was screened in the North Court Reception Room this Monday as part of the Roosevelt Institute's Documentaries in the Greek program. The movie was followed by a talkback about reactions to the movie and the organic food movement.
The three students chosen to speak at this year's graduation ceremonies have at least two things in common: they are members of multiple student organizations, and they identify as LGBTQ or allies. Yazmeen Nunez will speak at the candlelight ceremony the evening before commencement.
Junior Melissa Diamond sat among leaders in the autism field at the United Nations April 2, prepared to speak about the therapy program she started in Jenin, Palestine for children with autism. Diamond said she was honored to be able to share her experiences in Palestine with such an important audience. "I hope that I was able to connect with them in a way that got the message across that politics should not interfere with the provision of autism services," she said. Her speech at the United Nations covered the basis of what her Jenin project did.
Seven years ago, Chris Hamby was a journalism student at University of Richmond, and Monday he became a Pulitzer Prize winner for his work reporting on coal miners being denied benefits. Hamby, 28, called winning the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting a shock. "It's incredibly gratifying to see something that consumed your thoughts and emotions for at least a year be recognized at this level," he said. Hamby works at The Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., and his report earned the center's first Pulitzer Prize.
This Wednesday, April 16, The Atlantic and National Journal's small town hall series, "A New America: How Millennials Are Sparking Change," will be coming to the University of Richmond. The event aims to join students, business leaders and members of the Richmond community to discuss start-ups, service engagement and career prospects for the millennial generation. The event will feature Virginia Sen.
April 17, students majoring in Latin American and Iberian Studies will showcase their research, writing and knowledge base at the ninth annual LAIS Student Research Symposium. As a graduation requirement, all LAIS majors are required to present a 10-minute paper in Spanish.
Professor Martin Bonadeo sits before the carillon, a two-tier keyboard in the upper reaches of Boatwright tower, scanning a sheet of wind direction data gathered by the Richmond airport.
Contact photographer Richard Arnett at richard.arnett@richmond.edu
University of Richmond alumni will speak to graduating students at this year's commencement ceremonies. Gayle Goodson Butler, Westhampton College '73, the editor-in-chief of Better Homes and Gardens, will speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremony May 11. Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring will speak at the commencement ceremony for the T.C.
Contact photographers Miki Doan at miki.doan@richmond.edu and Tanya Sushkova at tanya.sushkova@richmond.edu
The annual School of Arts & Sciences Student Symposium will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. April 11 in the Modlin Center for the Arts, where there will be oral presentations, poster sessions, performances and art exhibits of students' research from across the disciplines.
More than 200 students sat on the stone ground of the University Forum Tuesday night to share and listen to one another's experiences involving sexual violence. Take Back the Night aims to effect understanding, compassion and healing for those who have been affected by sexual violence.
Contact photographer Catherine Sinclair at catherine.sinclair@richmond.edu
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine recently ranked the University of Richmond E. Clairborne Robins School of Business No.
This year's Bellis Fest, held April 4, saw both a turnout of hundreds of University of Richmond students and much better weather than last weekend's Pig Roast. Bellis Fest is the Westhampton College Government Association's annual spring festival.
Last weekend, University of Richmond's Panhellenic Council, sorority presidents and Emerging Leaders from each sorority attended the Southeastern Panhellenic Conference in Atlanta, Ga.
