Illustrations by Katie McBride
Illustrations by Katie McBride
The Grand Experiment
Photography by Jamie Betts
Actual Size
What’s bigger — a Polymita picta’s exoskeleton or an elephant’s tooth?

Photograph by Jamie Betts
Spin master
Grammy-nominated songwriter, DJ, and rapper Donnie Lewis, aka Mad Skillz, is the School of Professional and Continuing Studies’ first artist-in-residence.
Illustration by Victoria Borges
To Ease the Burden
How Charleston pediatrician Conrad Williams, ’05, helps children at the end of their lives
Healthier, happier
The generosity of two alumni is elevating student well-being with a new facility.
Illustration by Katie McBride
Future Spiders
A record number of students applied for a spot in the Class of 2022.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
Duty, country
Ian Hutter's sense of duty and service led him to become a strike fighter aviator, to fly a plane escorting Osama bin Laden's remains, and now, to study at Richmond Law.
Photograph by Chris Ijams
To top it off
Every year, graduation caps give us a peek at the stories behind the graduates.
A 50th reunion, and then some
Five primary-school classmates stuck together all of the way through college at Richmond.
Illustration by Gordon Schmidt
Editor's note: How's your Greek?
Aristotle's 2,500-year-old treatise on persuasive speaking has lessons for listeners, too.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
Hear the drummer get wicked
A visit from Public Enemy's Hank Shocklee
Photograph by Jamie Betts
National Spider Day
Spiders near and far showed off their pride March 14th.
Rendering courtesy Richmond Athletics
A new era
Spider basketball's home gets bigger.
Illustration by Hannah Lazarte
Good for Business
Op-ed: Inclusive environments make us all smarter, better, and more productive, President Ronald A. Crutcher writes in USA Today.
Photograph by Tracy Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images
A public servant
William Howell, B’64, steps away from Virginia’s political leadership.
Letters to the editor
Your magazine, your thoughts, your photos
Photograph by Jamie Betts
American picker
A love of history and DIY inspires this Spider to put her own stamp on vintage pieces.
Images courtesy the Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Uncle Sam wants U(R)
One hundred years ago, campus facilities became hospitals caring for the broken bodies of American soldiers coming back from the battlefields of Europe.
Photograph by Gordon Schmidt
Extra encouragement
Two Spiders — a mother and a daughter — saw a need in their community, asked how they could help, and then did.
Illustration by Maria Fabrizio
On the road
Thoughts from a year of travel meeting and talking about Spiders
Table for how many?
A Richmond couple turned their love of sharing meals into a business plan for bringing people in their community together.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
How to lead from the c-suite
Five lessons management associate professor Richard Coughlan has learned from hosting public conversations with leaders from the c-suites.
Photograph by Cynthia Price
An 'epic' footnote
60 Minutes interviewed historian Julian Hayter about what to do with Confederate monuments.
Photograph by Gordon Schmidt
A dress of one's own
When Sarah Wang, ’18, walked at commencement, she wore a one-of-a-kind dress she designed for herself and that day.
Bookshelf
A frequently updated round-up of recent books by alumni, faculty, staff, and other Spiders. To submit yours, email us at magazine@richmond.edu.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
All in
Injury sidelined Maeve Holland, ’18, but her athlete’s mindset kept her contributing to her team and advancing her professional future.
Spiders in the news
A regularly updated round-up of recent media hits featuring Richmond faculty and staff