Richmond student survives battle with cancer, returns to campus for spring semester
Last week marked the first week of the spring semester for University of Richmond students, including returning student and cancer survivor Tracy Akers.
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Last week marked the first week of the spring semester for University of Richmond students, including returning student and cancer survivor Tracy Akers.
This story was updated on Wednesday, August 31, to correct information regarding the funding of Beth Curry's position. The story originally said that Curry's position was funded by the university's Planning and Priorities Committee.
As the sun set Tuesday, more than 200 Richmond students gathered together to take back the night from perpetrators of sexual assault, rape and sexual violence.
University of Richmond's annual sexual assault awareness program Take Back the Night has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. because of cold weather, according to an email sent on behalf of Kerry Albright Fankhauser, the interim dean of Westhampton College.
Update: University of Richmond's annual sexual assault awareness program Take Back the Night has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m., due to cold weather, according to an email sent on behalf of Kerry Albright Fankhauser, the interim dean of Westhampton College.
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.
Janet Jarman, an award-winning photojournalist from Richmond, spoke in the Jepson Alumni Center Wednesday night as part of the 2013-14 Jepson Leadership Forum. Jarman's presentation included highlights and background of her work on several different social issues in Mexico and the United States and Jarman's views on photojournalism in today's society.
In the past several years, the rate of college students studying abroad has increased dramatically. Not only do schools encourage spending a semester in a foreign country more these days, but students also seem to be encouraging each other. According to the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers, 283,332 students studied abroad during the 2011-12 school year. Since then, the number has risen.
On Tuesday, Nov. 20, twelve University of Richmond faculty members and staff played in a Bald Basketball halftime game to support David Dean, an economics professor who was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma.
The University of Richmond raised $27,476 Friday for its sixth annual Relay for Life, a national American Cancer Society fundraiser for cancer research.
Students walking through the University Forum Monday afternoon may have noticed a group of "dumpster divers" emptying the dumpster that usually sits behind Gray Court.
For the first time, the annual Relay for Life was held on campus Nov. 1. Cancer survivors, supporters and students walked around the lake from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in support of finding a cure for cancer.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your hybrids.