Undergraduate admissions introduces campus life typical-year stats during pandemic, social movements
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how the University of Richmond community interacts: hybrid classes, virtual events, new use of campus spaces.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how the University of Richmond community interacts: hybrid classes, virtual events, new use of campus spaces.
The University of Richmond women’s tennis team heads into a season of socially-distanced and protocol-heavy times with four new additions to the team.
During my first month as a first-year at the University of Richmond, I was faced with many challenges, including finding food that I liked. Having never eaten at the Heilman Dining Center nor the other dining institutions on campus, I was puzzled. Which food was the best, and which food should I avoid? Many other first-years are currently facing this same challenge. We are one month into college, so I was curious: What have first-years at UR been eating?
In an effort to hold in-person classes safely this fall, the University of Richmond introduced interim COVID-19 policies and physical distancing rules. Many of those rules are to be followed—or broken—within residence halls and apartments on campus, areas typically under the purview of resident assistants.
Schools across the U.S., including the University of Richmond, use diversity in their marketing to attract prospective students, which is evident in a study that showed that, on average, Black students are overrepresented in college marketing materials by 104%, according to Ted Thornhill's 2018 article, "We Want Black Students, Just Not You: How White Admissions Counselors Screen Black Prospective Students."
With the coming U.S. presidential election, now is a better time than ever for students to get involved in political issues they are passionate about. Although there are many ways to do this, one advocacy method that University of Richmond students have been practicing and studying is grassroots campaigning.
Rana Dajani has many roles; or as she likes to say in homage to her Islamic heritage, she wears many scarves.
Editor's Note: The managing editor of The Collegian is co-captain of University Dancers.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to distinguish between the CARE office and the Title IX office.
The University of Richmond Police Department was recently awarded an $18,156 grant by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to fund overtime hours and support its role in UR’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Richmond's endowment, which is valued at more than $2.5 billion, was not significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said David Hale, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
The Senate confirmation process to decide whether Judge Amy Coney Barrett will become the next Supreme Court justice started on Oct. 12 and has raised concerns among some members of student organizations at the University of Richmond.
This summer, many University of Richmond students became part of a nationwide movement to abolish Greek life on college campuses. Dozens of members of Interfraternity Council fraternities and Panhellenic Council sororities disaffiliated from their organizations following the rise of an Abolish Richmond Greek Life movement, which began in the beginning of July with the inception of an Instagram account of the same name.
A new map created by UR’s Digital Scholarship Lab continues their work on redlining in Mapping Inequality and shows that historically redlined neighborhoods have higher rates of chronic diseases that are risk factors for contracting COVID-19.
Editor's Note: Maeve McCormick, daughter of Meredith McCormick, is a writer on The Collegian's staff.
Students registering to vote in Virginia in the November election must include both their physical dorm room address and their University of Richmond mailing address on the voter registration application, said Sasha Hollister, program manager of community relationships and UR Downtown at the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement.
Editor's note: This article was updated to clarify a student's class year at the University of Richmond.
In addition to an internal review of Greek life, Interfraternity and Panhellenic council organizations are responding to this year's forceful disruption of Greek life culture on the University of Richmond campus.
A Spiders baseball cap. A bowtie. A cello on standby.
The University of Richmond Equity Summit was held for the first time via Zoom on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, covering a range of topics intended to inspire equitable change across campus, according to its Instagram page.