Every night, approximately 842 million people around the world go to bed hungry--and a small, dedicated group of University of Richmond students, faculty and staff hope to alleviate that hunger for at least 20,000 this year while also raising awareness on campus. Since February 2011, Richmond has hosted an annual Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event.
University of Richmond has a stronger undergraduate research program than many other colleges and universities who are also on U.S.
For the past eight years, the Center for Civic Engagement and Office of the Chaplaincy have been partnering to organize an hour-and-a-half poverty simulation for students to better understand what it's like to live in poverty.
On Thursday Feb. 6, University of Richmond graduate Cammie Dunaway, Westhampton College '84, spoke to students and members of the Richmond community at the third installment of the Robins Executive Speaker Series.
Three University of Richmond students work through social media to represent a clothing company called Serengetee, which is best known for its pocket T-shirts, said Emmy Morse, a "campus rep" for the brand. Serengetee has about 1,500 students representing it on campuses around the country, said Seth Klebe, the marketing manager of the company.
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A man identified on Wednesday as Eric Lannon is said to have a history of theft and swindling, according to campus police.
Tuesday night at the President's Forum, University of Richmond President Ed Ayers spoke to students about the university's history and its plans for the future, particularly the completion of the Richmond Promise, the university's goals to be accomplished between 2009 and 2014. The university's chapter of Mortar Board, a national honor society for senior students, hosted the forum.
When athletes are recruited by University of Richmond, coaches and representatives of the athletic department tell them that, ideally, once in their four-year tenure their team will have the opportunity to travel abroad, junior field hockey player Becca Barry said. However, that ideal does not come without obstacles. Athletes who wish to study abroad need to take into account the duration of their team's season and how missing time could affect the success of the team.
Ring Dance is an annual event with an unknown year of origin.
The Princeton Review selected University of Richmond for its 2014 list of 75 best value private colleges, praising its combination of academic opportunities of a large research university and advantages of a small liberal arts college. Publisher Robert Franek said the best value schools offer "outstanding academics and affordability, either via their comparatively low sticker prices or generous financial aid awards to students with need." Cindy Deffenbaugh, director of financial aid at Richmond, said that this year, students had received $66 million in grants and scholarships, and $60 million of that had come from the university's own resources.
Madison Holleran, a freshman member of the University of Pennsylvania track team, jumped to her death from a parking garage two weeks ago.
One week after winning their first Grammy Award in the Best R & B Performance category, Snarky Puppy appeared on stage in the University of Richmond's Alice Jepson Theatre on Feb.
The Asian Student Union (ASU) and the Korean American Student Association (KASA) collaborated to host a dinner Jan.
Junior Sarah Steppacher started working at the Youth Life Foundation with a second-grade girl at the beginning of her sophomore year.
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. The report, titled "A Strategy to Protect Virginians from Toxic Chemicals," was first published on the university's website Jan.
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The future of unpaid internships is in question, after two unpaid interns won a lawsuit against Fox Searchlight Pictures that is likely to set a precedent for internship programs nationwide. The two interns, who assisted with the production of the movie "Black Swan," sued on the grounds that they did equal work as paid employees without gaining any educational benefits.
When freshman Jackie Arnold walked into her room in Moore Hall last October and saw a small brown animal on her floor, she thought it was a mouse.
