News Releases

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced the appointment of three alumni to the Radford University Board of Visitors to serve four-year terms.

Radford University unveiled a new name for its international education center: the McGlothlin Center for Global Education and Engagement.

Radford University professor and director of Appalachian Studies and the Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center, Theresa Burriss, Ph.D., M.S. ’99, has been selected for a Fulbright grant award to Romania for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year.

Radford University Board of Visitors Rector Robert A. Archer announced Wednesday, June 2, 2021 the establishment of the Presidential Search Committee charged with seeking and recommending candidates to the Board of Visitors to serve as the University’s eighth president.

Twenty-five students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Radford University Carilion achieved a 100% pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination licensure examination, with an average score of 722 out of 800. The national pass rate for 2021 was 94.1%, with a mean score of 683.

At a special ceremony held on May 25, 2021, Radford University administrators and supporters officially broke ground on the Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity, a state-of-the-art complex that will serve as a blended teaching and learning space for the arts and health sciences.

Radford University has been ranked No. 40 out of 100 in a nationwide listing of the Best Colleges and Universities for Veterans 2021 by College Consensus, a college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews.

Radford University and New River Community College celebrated the first class to complete the institutions’ Bridge Program with a  "bridging ceremony,” symbolizing the students’ transition from studying at NRCC to becoming Highlanders at Radford.

Radford University’s Reed and Curie Halls are the latest campus buildings to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, marking another achievement in the University's sustainability initiatives.

Radford University’s Davis College of Business and Economics honored students, faculty and alumni during its annual spring Honors Banquet, held virtually April 23, 2021.