Illustrations by Cathryn Virginia
Illustrations by Cathryn Virginia
Keep calm and carry on
Knowledge of this cannot be hidden
A recent study reveals a fuller, more complex story of the land on which campus sits.
Collage by Katie McBride, photo of DeMarte and Mulberg by Margo Sugarman
Mensch on the bench (and the mound too)
Richmond’s fifth and sixth Olympians will compete for Israel when the games finally begin.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
A Homegrown Panel
A group of African American law alumni have ascended to the bench in the Richmond region, their home community.
Photography courtesy of d.Light
How much infrastructure does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Two Spiders are using private-sector solutions to deliver electricity to consumers in Congo.
Photograph courtesy Richmond Athletics
Season, interrupted
What a season. What an ending. A Q&A with women's lacrosse coach Allison Kwolek.
Photograph courtesy Callie Cinque
Come one, come all
Callie Cinque, ’20, and her roommates hosted Tea & Bread, an unlikely — and insanely popular — DIY pop-up in their apartment on Sunday nights.
The next step
Chris Cassella, ’20, felt stressed when he came back from winter break for his last semester. The Spider Career Expo “felt like a lifeline,” he writes.
Photography by Jamie Betts
Empty tables
A photo with the power to capture what’s not there
Responsible steps
The pandemic altered spring operations at the university. Here's the update from the print issue, which went to press in late April.
Cravings
Images from this canceled University Museums exhibit are a reminder of the lives we're hopeful to resume soon.
Photograph by Kim Lee Schmidt
Sound investing
A Q&A with Claire Griffiths, ’20, the outgoing general manager of a $750k investment fund
Illustration by Maria Fabrizio
A strong ensemble
Balance, cooperation, service, and commitment to a common purpose define Richmond’s response to the current crisis, writes President Ronald A. Crutcher.
Photograph courtesy Micá Morgan
Someone to understand
Micá Morgan, GC’21, director of crisis response services for Richmond's YWCA, offers tips on how to help a friend in crisis.
Photograph by Mike Topham
Where leaders gather
Jepson alumni are the best-equipped advisers for current leadership studies students at the annual Jepson EDGE Institute.
A lifelong student of Africa
Charles Geshekter, R’60, came to UR intent on being a dentist. An argument about decolonization changed his plans.
Illustration by Katie McBride
Me, myself, and yo
Questions of identity and performance were at the heart of UR's first-ever bilingual class.
On to the next challenge, again
How’s this for versatile? Since graduation, Anne Galyean, ’09, has fabricated nanobiosensors and raced mountain bikes professionally.
Photograph by Halle Kennon/Richmond Athletics
Can we tip off yet?
Talk about unfinished business. The season that was and could have been for men’s basketball. 
Strong outcomes
Outcomes data shared in February by alumni and career services explained why the University of Richmond’s landed at No. 6 ranking on the Princeton Review’s “Best Schools for Internships” list.
Photograph courtesy NASA Worldview
Rainy day blues
Professor Stephanie Spera’s research on the Amazon’s changing ecosystem got a boost from a NASA grant. 
Photography: Millhiser gym courtesy Virginia Baptist Historical Society; Bo Diddley by Jeffrey Mayer; Bruce Springsteen by Album/Francesc Fàbregas
Inbox
Readers have their say.
Illustration by Mike Domina
But what's it mean?
A teen reader asked whether authors embed meaning as they write or readers make it up as they read. English professor Elisabeth Gruner answers.
Photograph by Kayla Johnson/Creative Commons
Just call him Dave
Dave Burd, ’10, made a name for himself as rapper Lil Dicky. Now he's trying to get back to being just Dave in an autobiographically inspired comedy series on FXX. 
Illustration by Katie McBride
Role Players
The burglar, the jester, and the other archetypes that characterize men's basketball's rising senior class
The 40-year-old version
Joe Horowitz, ’01, says his songwriting has gotten more introspective over time. “You stop writing a song about the girl in the bar and start with the mom in the coffee shop.”
Photograph by Alyssa Pointer/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sustainable transportation
Shelley Francis, ’95, says two Uber rides changed her career trajectory. She's a co-founder of EVHybridNoire, a nonprofit bridging transportation innovation, public and environmental health, and equity.
The cybersecurity biz
Robert Woods, B’89, is president of Equator, a Virginia-based government contracting company specializing in cybersecurity.
A mathematics mentor

Marion Stokes’ legacy lives on through the many women she mentored.

Trust in her ability
Filmmaker Emily Moore, ’99, brought the story of sexual assault survivor Chanel Miller to the screen as producer and co-director of I Am With You.
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.
A poet of polyvocality
Chet’la Sebree, ’10, explores the dynamics of race, color, sex, and power in her award-winnning poetry.
A victory for veterans
David DePippo, L’02, was part of a pro bono legal team that restored educational benefits to potentially millions of post-9/11 veterans.
Work that touches lives
Rob Lederer, B’78, leads a corporate social responsibility effort that involves nearly 400 companies that manufacture in more than 120 countries.
A stylish machine

Videoconferencing software is upending how many people learn, work, and live. At Richmond Law in 1995, this humble laptop was the disruptor.

Still a researcher, but now as a doctoral student
Lauren Oddo, ’15, received an NIH grant to further her resarch of college students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.  
Illustration by Gordon Schmidt
This space now between us
We started working on the Spring/Summer 2020 issue in January. Plans changed.
Spiders in the news
A round-up of recent media hits featuring Richmond faculty and staff