Radford University and the City of Radford partnered for the third consecutive year to host the Radford Community Fest.
More than 2,600 new and returning students arrived on Radford’s campus, settling smoothly into residential housing across Aug. 19-21.
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, staff, alumni and faculty.
August 26, 2026
A $100,000 grant from the Appalachian Power Foundation will help Radford University expand access to healthcare in rural communities while providing students with hands-on experiences that prepare them to serve where they are needed most.
August 18, 2026
Radford University has selected Ashley Wells as assistant vice president for health sciences, following a national search.
Noted Roosevelt scholar Matt Oyos interacted with an interactive AI-powered avatar of the president to ensure its accuracy.
As a music major, Brooks merged her background in choir with an interest in mental health and is now using both to help others.
August 12, 2026
Radford University’s College of Education and Human Development has received approval from SCHEV for a new graduate certificate in Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling.
A rising senior from Richmond, Virginia, Reagan Adams is conducting a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship project called “Classroom to Career: Navigating Gender Bias in Sport Management.”
August 11, 2026
Building on its commitment to help optimize the health outcomes and wellbeing of residents in Southwest Virginia, Radford University partnered with Pulaski County on Aug. 5 to host “Community Paramedicine and Mobile Health Clinic Initiatives.”
For 24 local high school students, the college search became one less thing to worry about before their senior year even began.
Soon after receiving added support from the Club Sports Federation, Radford’s cheer team scored first-place wins at events in Maryland and Virginia, then at a national tournament in North Carolina