Illustrations by Adam Juresko
Illustrations by Adam Juresko
Ballot-worthy?
Photography by Matt Dewald
Travelers wanted: no experience necessary

A story of how six students came to be arguing in a van in Thailand, what they argued about, and why that's good

Photography by (left, Daniel), Joe Holloway Jr./AP Photo; (Nixon), AP Photo
Capt. Daniel vs. the President

A Richmond Law alum’s 1971 letter to President Nixon about a My Lai prosecution remains an example of moral courage.

Photograph by Daryl Watkins
A campus for everyone
A new report from the president’s office orients the university toward a more inclusive future.
Illustration by Katie McBride
Confession

An essay about uncertainty by Diane Kraynak, W’89, a pediatric dialysis nurse practitioner.

Tech should serve us, not vice versa
Lessons Greg Morrisett, R'89, learned from UR faculty have come full circle.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
From Kabul to D-hall
Lina Tori Jan, ’20, has been a refugee, a civilian caught in war, and always a tenacious advocate for herself. Today, she’s a Spider.
Getting exactly what he asked for
Giving his current lifestyle a test run when he was still at UR worked out well for Mark Naylor, '05.
Photograph by Neil Armstrong/NASA
Spiders are everywhere
Even in space, if you know more about what's in Buzz Aldrin's right hand.
Monumental women
An alumna's ardent effort to commemorate women who helped shape Virginia pays off.
Photograph by Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record
Defensive specialist
Whether as a Spider student-athlete or in his professional career, Eric English, R’89, has always been a good fit for his position.
Advocacy advocate
Because "[s]omeone's got to make things happen."
Hand in hand

Runner’s World captured a Spider’s stirring moment at the finish of the 2019 Pittsburgh Marathon. 

Teachers, please

A new master’s program in education launches to help Virginia meet its needs for more teachers.

Rendering by Waterstreet Studios
Campus just got even more beautiful
The Gambles Mill Eco-corridor is set to open.
Spiders in the news
A regularly updated round-up of recent media hits featuring Richmond faculty and staff
Illustration by Gordon Schmidt
Wheels turning
A bike ride, a neighborhood, and the struggle of historical memory against forgetting.
Veteran presence
After her career in the Navy, Meredith Adkins, L'12, was well prepared to work as a prosecutor.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
A mentor who's been there

Miles Johnson, '09, once received a Goldwater award — an honor for young scientists. Now the chemistry professor is mentoring another Spider Goldwater recipient.

Inbox
Your magazine, your reactions to stories on outer space, the D-hall dessert bar, and plenty in between.
Finding themselves
Richmond's liberal-arts education prepared twin sisters Sugandh and Surabhi Gupta, '16, for new challenges — and even a new career.
Permanent residents
Close-up views of some of campus’s most constant companions.
Unexpected turn of events
Suddenly, Danielle Stokes, '13, is charting a new course.
Photograph courtesy Richmond Athletics
'You'll enjoy watching us play'
A new coach will give women’s basketball a fresh start when the season opens in November.
Photograph courtesy Richmond Athletics
Leaders' lessons

The Spider Athletics Leadership Initiative aims to help student-athletes graduate with the tools and training to be transformational leaders.

Illustration by Maria Fabrizio
Sunday mornings
President Crutcher reflects on how the community that nurtured him as a young man influences how he leads the University of Richmond.
Artistic license
An art history class while studying abroad as an undergraduate led to a career in culture for Amanda Herold-Marme, ’01.
Inclusive medicine
For Lauren Radziejewski, '94, it's simple: "We, as medical professionals, have an obligation to alleviate suffering and prevent it where possible."
Tender notes

As Kobe Turner sang with Schola Cantorum in European cathedrals and amphitheaters, he was thinking of his football teammate Gus Lee, who died suddenly in December 2018.

Illustration by Katie McBride
Data vs. due process

Amazon.com and Netflix use algorithms to increase profit. Should judges use them when making sentencing decisions? Some are starting to.

A dissenting view
A letter to The Collegian foreshadowed one Spider’s lifelong advocacy for justice and equality at a time when the university was still segregated.
Real connections
A summer internship evolved into quite the career for Will Bradley, '08.
Critical thinker

For Kimya Dennis, '99, learning has always meant more than what happens inside of the classroom.

Good advice

A group of Spiders in a Principles of Marketing class figured out a way to help a local nonprofit do more good.

Photograph by Jamie Betts
Giving is strong
Thanks to everyone who helped the university have one of its best-ever years for giving. 
Hometown leader

Sandie Walker, '05, always knew she'd serve her community.

Photograph by Jamie Betts
Unbroken links
Fifty years after he graduated, the accolades keep coming for one Spider.
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 worthwhile, uphill trek
After her husband was diagnosed with MS, Pam Lowery, W'76, rallied a "village" to fight the disease.