The University of Richmond will no longer see race or ethnicity in its admission process after the United States Supreme Court ruled to strike down affirmative action.
High school graduate Shawn Jackson and his father, Renzo Smith, were killed. Five others were treated for life threatening and minor injuries.
“Last year we just had an expectation that we were going to win the nationals, and we weren’t even considering the steps we needed to do before that,” Ciorba said.
“We offer a few different options to share, recognizing that survivors are not homogeneous, and have varying needs,” Kaylin Tingle, UR’s healthy relationships and violence prevention educator, said.
“You have basically no rights to protest,” Preis said. “When I say rights, what I mean are rights protected by the government.”
The University of Richmond’s School of Arts & Sciences hosted its 38th annual student symposium Friday, showcasing a culmination of students’ research and learning from last summer through this school year.
“I hope to see more of a culture about caring about sustainability at UR that is beyond the people in this room but more so campus wide,” Salters said.
Seifrit is disappointed in Earth Lodge’s cancellation and is unsure if he will apply to serve as an RA for an LLC again next year, he said.
The event began with the Cancer Survivor and Caregivers Celebration, during which participating community members walked around a track in the Weinstein Center.
The Spider Dash, co-organized by Dining Services, donated $4,400 to CARITAS in an effort to reduce food waste and give back to the greater Richmond community.
University of Richmond President Kevin Hallock and Vice President of Advancement Martha Callaghan announced that Carole and Marcus Weinstein will donate $25 million to build a new learning center in a statement emailed to the UR community.
GreenUR, a student-run environmental defense organization at the University of Richmond, held a protest on March 25 advocating for the divestment of the school’s $3.2 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies.
The University of Richmond Faculty Senate wrote and unanimously passed a climate justice resolution calling UR to take action on the climate crisis.
In late February and early March, four University of Richmond students competed in a running challenge to raise money for the JED Foundation, which works with teens’ mental health and suicide prevention.
Motivational speaker and transgender activist Dexter Davis spoke at the Carole Weinstein International Center on March 31 to celebrate transgender day of visibility.
Muslim communities in Richmond and on the UR campus started observing Ramadan at sundown on March 22.
“It’s a mix of faculty, staff and students, which we’re so excited about, just seeing the community come out on a Saturday morning to participate in the physical dimension of wellbeing, and also the social piece,” Sadowski said.
The University of Richmond announced on March 23 that Joan Saab will be the new executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.
Derek Gilmore and Will Emerson debated for the presidency of the Richmond College Student Government Association March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Brown Alley Room of Weinstein Hall.
The University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement offered a free on-campus tax clinic for faculty, staff and students who have a household income of $60,000 or less.
