A court hearing in Azerbaijan for detained University of Richmond alumnus Adnan Hajizada is expected to begin sometime after Sept.
The University of Richmond's ranking with the Princeton Review has improved this year, with top marks in classroom experience and athletic facilities.
The Rev. Craig T. Kocher, director of religious life at Duke University, has been appointed the University of Richmond's third official chaplain. Kocher replaces acting chaplain Kate O'Dwyer Randall, who took over when the Rev.
An Azerbaijani judge has rejected an appeal to the two-month pretrial detention for Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada, the Ol!
In the first unified response to the University of Richmond to alumnus Adnan Hajizada's controversial arrest in Azerbaijan, 17 professors have co-signed letters in his support to Virginia congressional leaders, Azerbaijan's president and its U.S.
The Rev. Linda Morgan-Clement has worked in ministry for several years, including as the chaplain at a college, and now wants to bring that experience to the University of Richmond as its next chaplain. Morgan-Clement, 50, has a past filled with inclusion and exclusion, as she told roughly 60 people at a forum on July 9.
Adnan Hajizada, recently arrested for what friends said was his open criticism of the Azerbaijani government, learned how to be a democratic activist while a University of Richmond student, his father told The Collegian. Adnan Hajizada, 26, was involved in political groups, including Young Democrats, before he graduated from Richmond in 2005 as a political science major. His father, Hikmet Hajizada, said he had not been able to see his son since the arrest.
A 2005 University of Richmond graduate, Adnan Hajizada, has been arrested, detained and apparently beaten in Azerbaijan after he and a fellow activist posted video critical of the nation's government, according to e-mails and media reports. Authorities arrested Hajizada, 26, and fellow activist Emin Milli, 30, in the capital city of Baku last week after two men confronted them while they were dining with friends.
The second finalist for university chaplain met with a full room of students, faculty and alumni Thursday afternoon and emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue, interdependency and inclusion at the University of Richmond. The Rev.
The Rev. Craig Kocher is a Chapel Hill, N.C., native, a charismatic minister and a sports fan who wants to become the next chaplain for the University of Richmond. The university's chaplain search committee approached Kocher, 33, and asked him to consider applying for the position, set to begin in fall 2009.
The first of two candidates for the university's chaplain position spoke to about 60 students, faculty and alumni Tuesday afternoon, citing his vision for the chaplaincy as a place where all students would feel welcomed and supported. "Wherever you may be on your journey, the Chaplain's Office will be a place of affirmation," said the Rev.
University officials announced early Tuesday morning that the Rev. Linda Morgan-Clement, chaplain and director of interfaith campus ministry at The College of Wooster in Ohio, is the second finalist for the University of Richmond's permanent chaplain position. The Rev.
President Edward Ayers said late Monday that the search for a permanent chaplain to the University of Richmond has been narrowed to two candidates, neither of whom are Acting Chaplain Kate O'Dwyer Randall, an announcement that casts uncertainty on the future role of one of the university's most revered and visible leaders. O'Dwyer Randall was not among those who applied for the position and declined to explain her reasons on the record.
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Correction Appended A U.S. District judge has sentenced former University of Richmond men's tennis coach Steven Gerstenfeld to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted receipt of child pornography. The sentence handed down Wednesday by Judge Henry E.
A Richmond alumnus and professor from Northwestern University who on Friday was offered the dean's position at the Robins School of Business has declined because of financial considerations. That's according to an e-mail today to faculty and staff from Steve Allred, University of Richmond provost and vice president for academic affairs. The professor, Henry N.
Thank you, Dean Douglas. I'm honored to be here, and I want to thank the students for the invitation to join all of you today. When I showed up at Richmond Law, I had no idea where I'd be after graduation -- the thought that I'd end up at one of the world's most influential technology companies was furthest from my mind.
A 1996 T.C. Williams School of Law alumnus advised Saturday's 155 graduates to be innovative in the quickly changing legal profession. The alumnus, Rick Klau, who is the business product manager for Blogger at Google Inc., told graduates that the Internet was changing the legal profession by giving people immediate access to information.
During Sunday's commencement ceremonies, the University of Richmond awarded 702 bachelor's degrees and 74 graduate degrees.
University of Richmond seniors gathered Saturday night around Westhampton Lake for a candlelight ceremony, which included musical performances, student speaker Abigail Cohen and a fireworks display. Contact staff photographer Leigh Donahue at leigh.donahue@richmond.edu and photographer Dan Petty at dan.petty@richmond.edu.
Nine students -- three from the University of Richmond, five from Virginia Commonwealth University and one from Randolph-Macon College -- were commissioned as 2nd lieutenants in the U.S.
