News and Events
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Radford graduates receive their degrees at Spring Commencement 2023 »
5/9/2023
Radford University conferred degrees on 1,198 undergraduate and graduate students at commencement ceremonies May 5-6, 2023.
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Spring Commencement 2023: Meagan Cox, College of Visual and Performing Arts »
4/25/2023
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.”
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4 grad programs named among nation’s best in U.S. News rankings »
4/25/2023
U.S. News & World Report released its 2023-24 Best Graduate School Programs rankings on April 25, listing four Radford University programs among the best in the country.
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Highlander Highlights: Week of April 17 »
4/21/2023
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.
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Tesla executive to speak at 2023 Radford University Spring Commencement »
4/11/2023
One of the nation’s leaders in injury reduction, Tesla executive Laurie Shelby ’83, will deliver the keynote address at Radford University’s 110th Spring Commencement on May 5 and 6.
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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.
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Highlanders in the News: Week of Feb. 13 »
2/17/2023
This week in Highlanders in the News: Bidding farewell to Radford Highlanders men’s basketball star Cameron “Cam” Jones ’16; Chakita Patterson, M.S.W. ’15, walks the walk and talks the talk in Nashville, Tennessee; and Egan Green, Ph.D., chair of Radford’s Department of Criminal Justice, provides insight for a community more than 2,000 miles to the west.
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Instilling empathy and compassion: physician assistant students assist with homeless survey »
2/8/2023
Students in Radford University Carilion’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies are given the opportunity to volunteer for the bi-annual Point in Time Survey, gathering data on the homeless population in Roanoke. The activity helps the students develop their kindness, compassion and empathy—traits they will carry into their professional lives as healthcare providers.
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Literary workshop puts poetry in motion for counseling class »
1/13/2023
In November, Alan Forrest, Ed.D., a professor in the Department of Counselor Education, invited two local authors to his class on grief and bereavement. The writers, Colleen Redman and Katherine Chantal, read their work – pieces largely about loss – then asked the audience to share their own similar reflections.
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Winter Commencement 2022: Educator takes place among pioneering Ed.D graduates »
12/6/2022
Brian Kitts will be among the first cohort of 20 students to graduate from Radford University with a doctorate of education degree.