University of Richmond Magazine

What makes smoky, charred barbecue taste so good?

The chemistry of cooking over an open flame

People at the demo kitchen testing out Envee dressing.

Entrepreneurship

Jimmy James, ’25, takes you inside as 16 students come together to create, develop, and launch a brand-new product and company their senior year.

A group of dancers in all black on stage dramatically lit.

Arts

University Dancers celebrate 40 years

The anniversary concert showcased the company’s legacy of artists, mentors, and dear friends putting one another in the spotlight.

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.

Spiders Near and Far

Lives Of Purpose

Main character energy

The Trevor Project's associate instructional designer, Jaide Hinds-Clarke, '20, aims to be the supporting character to her clients' stories.

A photograph of Russell Nance, L'97, standing on a row of bourbon barrels, in a rickhouse full of additional bourbon barrels stacked to the ceiling. He is smiling, and wearing dark rimmed glasses, a blue t-shirt and jeans.

Lives Of Purpose

Will the real Russell Nance please stand up?

Is Russell Nance, L'97, a Manhattan attorney or a Virginia bourbon distiller? The answer to both is yes.

The Ellwein family at the graduation of daughter Alexa, ’24

Financial Aid

Limitless opportunity

The Ellwein Family Fund was inspired after daughter Alexa's first year in 2020. The fund provides support for first-generation and/or limited-income students.

A large group of students, sitting on the grass at Westhampton Green. They are joined by WebstUR and are all smiling into the camera.

Postscript

Spider census

Yes, Spiders are everywhere. Here’s a current look at UR’s alumni community.

“I vividly remember setting aside a whole day to sit and read each letter, picturing my friends’ lives through their words.”

—Sue Kaufman Milano, W’92

Eye

Campus News

“You can be angry with somebody; you can even not respect somebody; but what you shouldn’t do is think of them as beneath you.”

—Professor Monti Datta

Students studying outside on the grass with colorful flowers in foreground

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.

A portrait of Corinna Lain. She is looking at the camera and wearing a black suite and white shirt. She is posed in front of a library of law books.

Lethal Injection

‘The heart stops reluctantly’

In Secrets of the Killing State, Corinna Lain pulls back the curtain on more than 45 years of lethal injection in the U.S.

Portfolio

Look Again: Art for Our Curriculum

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.

Women's basketball team celebrates NCAA tournament announcement

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

Commencement

Peterson Haas, the student speaker at the 2025 undergraduate commencement ceremony, will affirm your faith in today’s Richmond graduates and our shared future.