Capitol Hill internships deepen University of Richmond senior’s commitment to public service
Senior gains first-hand experience in the legislative process through internships with Democratic and Republican congressmen.
School of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Annual Report
2026-2027 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature & the Arts
Culture Unbound
Hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance
A theatre is just an empty space — until we fill it. In the light of our imaginations it becomes a place; in the rhythm of our expressions it becomes a moment. A time to witness, to engage with ideas, to feel alive, to experience culture in community.
Culture Unbound, the 2026–2027 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Theatre, calls for an expansive understanding of culture as something not only inherited, but actively made, contested, and transformed through artistic practice, public dialogue, and collective imagination.
To be unbound is to orient toward horizons, to recognize culture as future-seeking, relational, and always evolving. Culture Unbound is a celebration of the many voices, histories, and practices that shape our lives. It is also a call to courage — to imagine boldly, to ask difficult questions, and to take part in building a more just world and a liberated future together through art.
Vivian Barnes ‘16 & Tosin Olufolabi ‘15
Fireside Chat: Making an Artistic Life
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 5:30 p.m.
Cousins Studio Theatre
Page One: Devising through Memory
Thursday, October 22, 6 p.m.
Cousin Studio Theatre
A&S Feature Stories
Accelerate Richmond
University of Richmond Announces Historic $150 Million Gift at Kickoff of a $600 Million Philanthropic Campaign
Transformational gift will support the priorities of the Accelerate Richmond campaign, including a $50M matching fund for endowed scholarships.
University of Richmond Artist Harrison Moenich Recognized by Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
An original artwork by Harrison Moenich, the Manager of Photography Arts & Media Equipment for the Department of Art and Art History, was selected for inclusion in the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s 2026 Made in VA Biennial.
Rankings News
University of Richmond Named a Top 25 National Liberal Arts College for 10th Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Richmond has again been recognized among the nation’s best liberal arts institutions, ranking No. 21 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges guide, released today.
A&S Faculty in the News
Research News
Climate Change is Making It Harder to Predict Fall Colors in National Parks
Geography, environment, and sustainability professor Stephanie Spera is quoted.
Testosterone: How TRT is influencing our military and culture
Psychology professor Adam Stanaland is interviewed.
Measles cases continue to rise globally
Health studies professor Kathryn Jacobsen, an epidemiologist, is interviewed.
Commonwealth Sound Exchange gathers local and national avant-garde sound artists in Richmond
Music professor Andy McGraw is featured.
Events
Faculty Expertise
Do you envision college as a place where your professor’s office hours are spent in deep conversation about topics beyond this week’s assignment? Where you can work side-by-side with a faculty member on cutting-edge research that is published in a professional journal?
In A&S, our faculty are experts on the cutting edge of their fields. While they could work in some of the top research institutions in the world, our faculty chose Richmond because they believe in educating tomorrow's leaders and are passionate about mentoring and sharing their knowledge with students.
A&S Faculty Highlights
Childree publishes on how executive actions may undermine presidential power limits
Aaron Childree, assistant professor of political science, published “How to Upend America in 100 Days: Unilateral Power at the Outset of Trump’s Second Term” in PS: Political Science & Politics.
Suglo publishes review of book on media cultures in Ghana
Ignatius G. D Suglo, assistant professor of rhetoric & communication studies, published “Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, Media, Culture, and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana” in the International Journal of Communication.
Williams exhibits "Bunker" at Spruance Gallery
Sandy Williams IV, assistant professor of art, is exhibiting Bunker at Arcadia University’s Spruance Gallery. Read a review in Impulse.
Wares publishes on clinical trial outcomes
Joanna Wares, associate professor of mathematics, published “Assessing the Role of Model Complexity in Virtual Clinical Trial Outcomes” in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology.
