2026 Open Enrollment is Live
Now through Nov. 7, select and review benefits for the upcoming year, including making changes to current elections. Complete Open Enrollment in Workday using a University laptop, a personal computer, or the Workday app on a mobile device. Refer to the Open Enrollment Job Aid for step-by-step instructions.
Now through November 7, full-time employees will need to select and review their benefits for the upcoming year, including making any changes to their current elections.
Full-time employees may complete Open Enrollment through Workday using a university laptop, a personal computer, or the Workday app on their mobile device. For detailed guidance, please refer to the Open Enrollment Job Aid for step-by-step instructions.
Calling all UR faculty! As part of the University’s continued effort to gather insights and feedback on our Learning Management System (LMS) transition, Moran Technology Consulting will be hosting a listening session on Nov. 5 from 3–4 p.m. This specific discussion is scheduled as an open session for any interested faculty participants. The discussion will include topics ranging from challenges participants have encountered in using an LMS to what features participants hope to see in a new LMS.
Advance registration is required using this link; the Zoom meeting information will be provided automatically upon registration.
Faculty and staff play a vital role in helping to maintain a respectful, inclusive, and safe university environment. The Workplace Harassment Prevention training is designed to help you recognize signs of harassment and understand how to appropriately respond in such situations.
Schedule a one-on-one retirement counseling appointment right here on campus. The University's TIAA representative, Richard Carroll, can help you create a plan for your goals.
Call 1-800-732-8353 or go to www.tiaa.org/schedule to schedule your 1-hour session.
Monday, October 27 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Gottwald Science Center, Study Room E302
Wednesday, November 5 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Gottwald Science Center, Study Room E302
Tuesday, November 18 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Gottwald Science Center, Study Room E302
Vladimir Chlouba, assistant professor of leadership studies, published the article "Seeing Is Believing: Voluntary Gender Quotas Change Female Leadership Stereotypes" in Research and Politics.
Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, was selected as a finalist by the German Studies Association for two book prizes, including the 2025 DAAD/GSA Book Prize for the Best Book in History and Social Sciences, and the 2025 David Barclay Book Prize for her book, Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History.
Malcolm Ogden, visiting assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, published the chapter "The Weird Internet and Speculative Knowledge" in the De Gruyter Handbook of Digital Cultures.
Sandra Joireman, Weinstein Chair of Global Studies, published “Property Confiscation in the Zanzibar Revolution” in African Affairs.
Malcolm Ogden, visiting assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, presented "AI, grammar, and consciousness: A media genealogical analysis of Grammarly" at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S): Reverberations.
Matthew Oware, Irving May Professor of Human Relations, published “Race and Space in Rap: Conceptions of (Multi)Racial Identity and Urban Life in Rap Music” in The Arts and Urban Development.
Joonsuk Park, associate professor of computer science, published the paper "ReSCORE: Label-free Iterative Retriever Training for Multi-hop Question Answering with Relevance-Consistency Supervision" in the Proceedings of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL).
Camilla W. Nonterah, associate professor of psychology, published African American Psychology From Africa to America. The textbook provides a comprehensive coverage of the field of African American psychology.
Joonsuk Park, associate professor of computer science, published the paper "ArgInstruct: Specialized Instruction Fine-Tuning for Computational Argumentation" in Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL).
The University of Richmond recently received the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, which recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate a strong commitment to fostering a culture of mental wellness and well-being for students, faculty, and staff.
Director of Sustainability Rob Andrejewski is quoted in this feature highlighting UR as a certified Bee Campus.
Damon Yarnell, associate provost and executive director of career development, is quoted.
Biology professor Jonathan Richardson authored this piece.
Psychology professor Janelle Peifer, an expert on parasocial relationships, is quoted.
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