Monthly Archives: June 2009

What sets our business school apart

Most prospective business majors know that Richmond’s Robins School of Business was ranked #12 nationally among undergraduate business programs in this year’s BusinessWeek rankings. Equally notable, in my opinion, is the fact that the Robins School was tied for the #1 ranking in Academic Quality. (I think this is due to the fact that the Robins School is part of a small liberal arts university, which makes it unique among all the other schools at the top of the rankings. All the advantages of a liberal arts environment carry over into our business school: class sizes are small, professors are first and foremost teachers who love working with undergraduate students, and the academic environment is both challenging and dynamic.)

New season, new website

If you’re familiar with the University of Richmond website, you’ve probably noticed that it suddenly looks a lot different! Phase 1 of our University-wide web redesign went live yesterday at noon, and this phase includes the admission and financial aid websites.

The Question

By Tom
Another video for your perusal this week. Photographer Doug Plummer created this one, which was filmed back in February in the University Forum at the center of campus. I was there for the shoot – pulling aside random students and getting them in front of the camera – so I can testify personally to [...]