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Latest News
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Orchestral instructor Michelle Lynn King, M.A. ’25, has earned a graduate degree as well as academic accolades for her research into the physical risks that can come with playing a musical instrument.
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Highlanders in the News: July 2025
July 2, 2025
This month: Associate Professor Jenny Hall helps take a bit of the bite out of tick season; Assistant Professor Tanya Mitropoulos proves that it’s bad idea for dog owners to bring their work headaches home; and the story of how a summer stint on Radford’s campus for Governor’s School fueled a young actor’s fire.
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The Radford University Board of Visitors unanimously elected Tyler W. Lester ’15 as rector and Jennifer Wishon Gilbert as vice rector for 2025-26 during a virtual special meeting on June 27.
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Kaylan Brown’s journey to Radford University wasn’t part of his original plan. In fact, he’ll be the first to tell you that the school wasn’t even on his radar.
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Radford welcomes Boys State ‘citizens’ to campus
June 25, 2025
Hundreds of young men from around the commonwealth gathered on the Radford University campus in mid-June for the annual Virginia Boys State leadership program.
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Aaron Gardner and Sara Johnson have done more than find their place at Radford. They have positively impacted a welcoming community and built a lifelong friendship along the way.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of two new members and the reappointment of one member to the Radford University Board of Visitors, who will each serve a four-year term beginning on July 1, 2025.
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About 70 guests, including political leaders, university officials, local executives and advocates, attended the hourlong talk by U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, representing Virginia’s 9th congressional district.
