Radford News

Highlander Highlights for June 2025 shares with readers some of the extraordinary research and accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students and faculty.

Radford University’s Board of Visitors approved new programs and measures designed to move the institution forward and received updates on student success initiatives and campus enhancements during the final quarterly meetings of the academic year on Thursday and Friday, June 5-6.

Radford University has been awarded a $1,299,570 grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia as part of the Pell Initiative for Virginia, a new statewide effort to help more students from low-income backgrounds attend college, stay enrolled and graduate.

The Radford University Board of Visitors unanimously approved a proposal to establish a new undergraduate major in applied biotechnology at its June 2025 meeting.

Virginia Business magazine has selected President Bret Danilowicz as an inaugural Virginia C-Suite Awards recipient, which celebrates top executives who consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, company performance and community engagement.

This month: Haley Brown ’25 is one of about 150 new nurses to emerge from Radford; CoWorks@The Hub offers downtown office spaces; find out which Highlanders recently won scholarships; and take a last look back at Spring Commencement 2025.

The Radford University Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly meetings on June 5-6, 2025 in Kyle Hall, 701 Tyler Avenue, Radford, Virginia.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education has commended Radford University for completing the organization’s STARS rating system.