Back on track A sudden stroke caused by an undiagnosed congenital heart defect changed this marathoner's life.
November 6, 2023 Nonprofit Diaper dilemma Not every family can afford diapers for their newborn. Two alumni united to found a Baltimore diaper bank that serves more than 15,000 children.
November 5, 2023 Politics From law to letter Chloe Anduiza, ’22, is a staff assistant and legislative correspondent for a member of the House of Representatives and a policy translator for her family and friends.
November 4, 2023 Leadership Collaboration ensured The economy wasn’t welcoming when David Sienko, ’08, graduated with his degree in leadership studies and economics. (Spolier alert: He's doing well.)
November 3, 2023 App Development Tattoo booking simplified 2015 grads Mylon Blueford and Terrence Fullum used to be football teammates. Now they’re business partners connecting tattoo artists and customers.
November 2, 2023 Writing 100 things to do in RVA Many Spiders graduate with an affection for the Richmond region. Annie Tobey, W’82, wrote a whole book about her love of all things RVA.
November 1, 2023 Ecology Converse, collab, conserve Melanie Lippert, ’19, met wildlife poachers in Somaliland whose stories cemented the trajectory of her career in journalism.
October 31, 2023 Arts A path of his own Roger Mancusi, ’12, had a concrete plan to become a doctor. But he found himself falling in love with film.
October 30, 2023 Philanthropy Her scholarship was created by her grandmother's class This fourth-generation Spider earned a scholarship supported by the class of 1952 — her grandmother's graduating class.
October 29, 2023 Spider Homecoming This one's a bop Each band that performed at Spider Day Homecoming included Spiders, either current students, alumni, faculty, or staff.
October 28, 2023 Data Science Unending curiosity Zach Davis, ’15, has considered the lab his second home ever since his first year at Richmond.
July 5, 2023 Postscript The best-traveled Spider ever? Meet Watson Mills, R'61, likely the world’s best-traveled Spider. He has traveled to 174 of the UN’s 193 member countries.
July 4, 2023 Travel On the road (with mom) Lauren Portee, ’17, is traveling acros the mid-Atlantic for a new PBS travel show — and her co-host is her mom. They're having a blast together.