Ghana and the power of connection fuel UR during International Education Week
By Grayson Casey and Grace Randolph | December 9, 2025UR celebrated all things Ghana during International Education Week.
UR celebrated all things Ghana during International Education Week.
Since McCauley, a senior from Jacksonville, Fla., became aware of the University of Richmond’s two-college system, she questioned its existence. Now she has single-handedly changed it.
Overhead, trucks noisily zoomed by on Interstate 95. Below on the ground, a group of almost 40 dharma practitioners from across Virginia walked in silence. Their destination: the State Capitol.
One person in particular played a crucial role in establishing the restaurant: Liliana Diaz Duran, a floater production manager with Dining Services.
“These are things that, even in secular liberal democracies, you can never really divorce,” Oladi said. “Our faith impacts who we vote for, whether we like it or not, at a subconscious level.”
“Now it feels like the university can’t imagine it wasn’t supporting first-gen students,” Miles said. “It feels like it’s in the fabric of student support here.”
In college, we encounter more opportunities to engage with our community than we likely will in our entire lives. Not only is community more accessible to us as students on campus, but we are routinely encouraged to embrace it. However, how many of us choose to answer?
During our interview, Baweja shared what makes a restaurant like Lehja so great: excellent service, excellent decor and, above all, excellent food.
Another issue Gilmore said he was ready to address was bridging the growing gap between RCSGA and the Westhampton College Government Association.
Danielle Stokes, a University of Richmond professor of law, received grant support for a three-year research project centered on energy transition policy in February.