Curriculum Vitae
The health studies boom
Enrollment in health studies is growing quickly. Here’s an inside look at why students are increasingly choosing it and where it’s taking them.
Look Again: Art for Our Curriculum
Inquiry
AI @ UR
Artificial intelligence is now part of higher education. UR’s approach encourages experimentation focused on enhancing student learning.
Research
I taught rats to drive, but they taught me to enjoy the ride
A neuroscientist on lessons learned from teaching rodents to drive a mini-car.
Spiders Near and Far
Performing Arts
No small part
Spider football player Braxton Hughes, '22, continues to play professionally in Brazil, but you may have spotted him in your latest Netflix binge, too.
Public Service
UR alum confirmed to head FBI
Patel, a 2002 graduate, studied history and criminal justice.
Moments
The circle letter
A group of 1992 alumni stayed in touch through snail mail for 20 years, each person adding their letter to the ever-growing parcel of memories.
Voices
Green with Envee
A Q&A with Grace Maclean, ’25. She was one-fourth of Envee, the entrepreneurial team that won UR’s fourth annual Great Bake Off in November.
“I’m proud to say I walked [at commencement] with my mother. I know in that moment the feeling we both had was truly an out-of-body experience.”
—Gabriel Delgado, C’24
Eye
Campus News
“We want [first-generation/limited income] students to feel comfortable and supported so they have just as great of an experience as Alexa had.”
—Nel Ellwein, P’24, mother of Alexa, ’24
Expert
Better understanding
Professor Monti Datta—an expert in the gentle art of conversation across differences—offers tips for succeeding in these conversations yourself.
Forum
Economics of financial aid
Investments in financial aid are key to continuing the university’s upward trajectory, writes Kevin F. Hallock, the university’s president.
Back Then
Old story, new teaching tool
Sports
Perspective
Retiring at age 21
Midfielder JoJo McShane, ’25, writes about the complicated process of moving forward after the last game of her career in competitive soccer.
NCAA Tournament Preview
Six things to know as the Spiders go dancing
Here’s your guide for watching the Spider women in the NCAA Tournament.
More to Explore
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The myth. The legend. The iconic guardian of the lake. The one and only Triceragoose.
Richmond prepares future engineers for rigorous study
Student Experience
March 31, 2025
UR alum appointed as the new president of Franklin & Marshall College
Alumni
March 31, 2025
Richmond senior's creative salutations
Campus Life
March 28, 2025
Spiders travel over spring break to the Capital and United Nations
Student Experience
March 27, 2025
