News Archive

In April, Radford University’s College of Nursing hosted its inaugural Behavioral Health Nursing Summit, called “Fostering Connection in Nursing Practice: Cultivating Healthy Resilience in Behavioral Health Care.”

Two accounting majors scored a pair of $4,000 scholarships over the winter, while another duo just won $1,750 in funds, and Radford’s chapter of the business student society has recently pulled in an additional $4,000 in contributions from alums and businesses.

Radford University has been named an Opportunity College and University – Higher Access, Higher Earnings by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

This May, during National Nurses Month, Radford University reflects on its legacy of nursing excellence and is proud to honor Virginia Burggraf, whose impact stretches far beyond the walls of Waldron Hall.

Radford University alumna Kelsey Marchant ’17, M.S. ’19 is the first general manager of Hungry Mothers baseball.

This week: Radford tops Blue Ridge Outdoors’ Adventure College competition; Kirby Brown ’25 is tapped for a sports forum; Radford’s first teacher apprenticeship cohort wraps its pre-class prep; and associate professors Jennifer McDonel and Dave Rivers mashup music and education.

Radford University has officially been named the 2025 Top Adventure College by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, emerging the winner in the publication’s annual bracket-style competition featuring 32 colleges and universities across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Under sunny skies on Moffett Lawn, Radford University celebrated nearly 1,400 graduates during its Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies on May 9-10.

Happily challenged by her busy schedule, Ellis spent much of her time at Radford researching ways to evaluate and improve people’s health, particularly against heart disease.

Held April 30 at Kyle Hall, the 2025 Academic Affairs Awards ceremony shined a spotlight on some of Radford’s highest-achieving faculty and staff.

Radford University Libraries announced the winners of its annual Winesett Awards for Library Research during ceremonies on April 18.

Every two weeks, 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 and faculty.