News & Events

Every October, the Department of Music puts on a campus concert of quirky, spooky and spine-chilling tunes for students, staff and faculty. But this year the event will see new life as a free public show on Friday, October 27.

September 19 was “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.”  The Department of Design recognized it as an opportunity to host a creative and fun learning experience for first year students in Design 100.

Radford University's Music Department proudly launched its first-ever Health and Wellness Awareness Week over the past weekend, leaving a resounding impact on students' physical and mental well-being.

Recent Radford Music grad, Hudson Crowe, has landed overseas in the middle of a dream.  

Senior Serenity Grace Sears carries a double major in Dance and Media Studies (Journalism concentration). An unlikely combination? Perhaps, but for the new editor of the Tartan, they are closely related.

Radford University’s first play of the season, Silent Sky, mixes science and history with relatable human emotion and powerful philosophical questions.

A recent Radford graduate in Interior Design, Erica Campos (23), received the C-IDEA Design Award in the Architecture and Landscape category on September 3.

Dr. Robert Trent discusses his performances in Portugal and Spain this summer.

Radford alumna, Jane Duncan Stogner, returns to the Tyler Gallery on September 5th for a 50 year retrospective on her career as an artist.

Radford University music majors Meridythe Witt and Ian Epperly bring home  honors in the  Great Plains International Marimba Competition.

Every two weeks, Highlander Highlights 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.

Every two weeks, Highlander Highlights 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 conferred degrees on 1,198 undergraduate and graduate students at commencement ceremonies May 5-6, 2023.

After four years of working onstage and behind the curtain, theatre major Meagan Cox’s aim remains as straightforward as it is noble: "My main goal with theatre is to touch audiences, to make them feel something. I like to leave them having a better day.”

Every two weeks, Highlander Highlights shares with readers some of the extraordinary research happening on campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students and faculty.

Ideas for increasing internship opportunities and hands-on work experiences for Highlanders dominated the discussion when the president of the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) met with a group of Radford University students, educators and administrators on April 5.