News & Events

Radford University announced on Jan. 18 plans for a potential merger with the Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke. The announcement was covered by media outlets across Virginia.

In an encore presentation, Radford University Criminal Justice Professor Egan Green discusses a range of rural criminology topics on an episode of the NPR radio program “With Good Reason.”

Officials from Carilion Clinic, Jefferson College of Health Sciences and Radford University announced Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 they intend to merge Jefferson College into the Radford University family of colleges and departments.

Nearly 300 Radford University students, faculty and staff braved the frigid morning across the New River and Roanoke valleys to give back to the community on Jan. 15 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Andrea Sharpe-Robinson has been named director for Radford University’s Center for Accessibility Services (CAS).

Dr. William Hazel, Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources, keynoted the Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice’s symposium on substance abuse.

Radford University Sustainability and Housing and Residential Life are hosting this spring the Highlander Cup competition, a semester-long event aimed at teaching and engaging students with sustainability in their residence.

Johnny Picado, an aspiring special education teacher and student at Universidad Estatal a Distancia in Costa Rica, visited Radford University in the fall semester to learn more about his chosen profession and higher education in the United States.

In a unique collaboration, ‘Shawn Smith, assistant professor of criminal justice, and West Bowers, associate professor of media studies, presented the opportunity to graduate students to produce and create a three-episode podcast series focusing on policy and justice in the United States.

Radford University continues to honor the lasting legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a weeklong series of special events.

The students on the RUEMS squad provide pre-hospital emergency medical care for the Radford University campus and university-owned portions of the surrounding community. RUEMS is the first-responder to incidents in its jurisdiction.

Radford University students will get a hands-on experience in a studio of the late Dorothy Gillespie – famous for her artistic career – which included the making of nearly 200 sculptures to fill New York’s Rockefeller Center plaza.