UR renames law school because of namesake's role in slavery
The Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 23 to rename the University of Richmond Law School because of its former namesake’s enslavement of at least 43 people.
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The Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 23 to rename the University of Richmond Law School because of its former namesake’s enslavement of at least 43 people.
Duke University School of Law professor Guy-Uriel Charles spoke about the relationship between the U.S. Constitution and the pursuit for racial justice at 6 p.m. Monday in his Zoom lecture "We the (White) People," which was a part of the T.C. Williams School of Law's Emroch Colloquy Series.
Two University of Richmond professors were featured in the Netflix documentary series “The Innocence Files.”
Jay Jorgensen, director of admissions of University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law — who was admired for his passion for higher education, care for students and humor — died last week, according to a May 8 email to UR students, faculty and staff.
The Journal of Law and Public Interest hosted a symposium at University of Richmond's T.C. Williams School of Law, which celebrated and discussed the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act .
Contemporary artist, author and illustrator Janet Hamlin spoke Thursday in the T.C. Williams School of Law to kick off the opening of University of Richmond Museums' newest exhibition, "Janet Hamlin: Sketching Guantanamo."
Virginia ranks second-worst in the nation for toxic chemical pollution in the state's waterways, according to a recently published report by the University of Richmond School of Law.
When Kevin McCann was deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in 2010, his role as a combat engineer required him to walk ahead of Marine platoons to "clear" the area of booby-traps and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
Why? That was the first question that came to my mind when I saw the front page article about Zach Jesse. Why does this article exist? Why is it written the way it is? And why is it appearing now?
The University of Richmond football team has not been able to win close games this season before Saturday's 46-43 win at Delaware (7-4, 4-3). The Spiders had lost the five games that have been decided by seven points or fewer this season.
Contact photographer David Weissman at david.weissman@richmond.edu. Follow on Twitter @spiderdave32.
4th Quarter 0:00- Pass incomplete. UR wins. Rapid Recap to come. Thanks for reading.
Last week's front-page story of The Collegian raised some troubling questions, to say the least. It was a shock to me to find out that this university's law school had not only admitted a registered sex offender who had plead guilty to aggravated sexual battery, but had given him its most prestigious scholarship.
Veterans from each age of our nation's history have faced challenges upon returning home, but the men and women who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq are dealing with a new series of legal and emotional issues when they return.
Contact photographer David Weissman at david.weissman@richmond.edu. Follow on Twitter @spiderdave32.
The University of Richmond men's basketball team opened the new Robins Center with a 71-69 win over the University of Delaware.
Zachary Jesse, a third-year student at the University of Richmond School of Law, has been involved with the Moot Court Board, repeatedly served as a justice for the Law School Honor Council and is a recipient of the law school's most prestigious, $30,000 John Marshall scholarship.
The following is an interview with Vanessa Loftus Lindlaw, '03, vice president of Edelman Public Relations.
Greg Collins, a University of Richmond Law School student and active-duty Marine, received the prestigious Tillman Military Scholarship, making him the first recipient in the school's history.
This fall marks the first season that the football players on the current University of Richmond roster were not members of the national championship team, but the effects of the 2008 win are stronger now than they were five years ago.