News Releases

  1. Choose Radford: Maddison Kunkel »

    4/3/2023

    Maddison Kunkel knew she wanted to be a Highlander from the moment she stepped foot on campus during a high school field trip. After participating in a class exercise, she immediately said, "This is where I'm going. This is exactly where I want to be." 

  2. Highlanders in the News: Week of March 27 »

    3/31/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: The director of the School of Computing and Information Sciences, Art Carter, takes to TV to talk TikTok; Thomas “Ty” Dobbs ’05, M.S. ’10, sees his career expand as his school system follows suit; and Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Cataldi gives Chopin a pop update.

  3. Radford University Board of Visitors to Consider 2023-2024 Tuition and Fees »

    3/29/2023

    Radford University Board of Visitors will consider tuition and mandatory fee rates for the 2023-2024 academic year at a special-called meeting on April 28, 2023.

  4. Highlanders in the News: Week of March 20 »

    3/24/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Junior Brittiany Rorrer and seniors Valerie Ray and Emily Woods win acclaim for their graphic design work; Brenell Thomas will soon have to balance her graduate work with heading up her local chamber of commerce; and Assistant Professor of Accounting Robert Warren drills down on the dollars and cents in his recent report on a very specific type of financial crime.  

  5. Professor, student assistant explore history of Civil War Black regiment »

    3/24/2023

    Radford University professor and Department of History chair Sharon Roger Hepburn, Ph.D., and senior history major Demiah Smith are uncovering the lives and stories of a group of Black Civil War soldiers.

  6. Davis College hosts Alice Frazier ’87 for Executive in Residence event »

    3/22/2023

    Frazier, a bank executive from Charles Town, West Virginia, returned to campus to meet with groups of students for lectures and discussions. Topics during those sessions included community banking, current career prospects, financial case study evaluations and women in business. 

  7. Board of Visitors to hold quarterly meetings March 23 and 24 »

    3/21/2023

    The Radford University Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly meetings on March 23-24 in Kyle Hall.

  8. Radford Students Shine at Addys »

    3/21/2023

     Three Radford University Graphic Design majors took home "Addys" at the Western Virginia Advertising Awards in Roanoke. Seniors Valerie Ray and Emily Woods, and junior Britiany Rorrer, earned two Judges Choice Awards plus three Gold and three Silver awards between them in the student competition.

  9. Big time: Radford runs the show at esports’ Big South debut »

    3/21/2023

    Between dribbles, swishing nets and the sound of sneakers squeaking across the hardwood, spectators at the Big South men’s and women’s basketball tournaments got a unique opportunity to peek in at another game taking place on the arena’s large scoreboard screen hanging high above center court: the Big South’s inaugural esports tournament, ran and operated by Radford University students.

  10. Highlanders in the News: Week of March 13 »

    3/17/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Professor Emeritus Justin Askins, Ph.D., reflects on his youthful quest for a Walden Pond all his own; the town of Vinton, Virginia, salutes paramedic and RUC student Logan Klepal; and professors of criminal justice Rachel Santos and Roberto Santos, both Ph.D., help police to reduce domestic incidents in Danville, Virginia.