The library is currently accepting nominations for the 2026 James W. Jackson Award for Excellence in Library Research, which is meant to recognize an "outstanding research paper completed by an undergraduate student who is a junior or senior enrolled in upper division courses or independent study projects in the departments of History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, [or] Education."
Faculty from these departments are encouraged to submit representative student papers before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. Please submit all papers via email to JacksonAward@richmond.edu. No written recommendation required; just attach the paper in PDF or Word format. Make sure to include the student's name in the nomination email as well.
For more information, email JacksonAward@richmond.edu or contact Kyle Jenkins (kyle.jenkins@richmond.edu) or Paul Rosenstein (paul.rosenstein@richmond.edu).
Accounting professor Nancy Bagranoff has been named to Sentara Health's Board of Directors. Sentara Health is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, and is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country.
Harrison Moenich, manager of photography arts and media equipment, presented their work and spoke on the panel “Reflecting the Times: Image-Making and Education in the Shadow of Genocide” at the 2026 Society for Photographic Education annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rania Kassab Sweis, associate professor of anthropology, has been invited to present "The Politics of Medicine in the Middle East" at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in honor of National Arab American Heritage Month.
Eric S. Yellin, professor of history, published "Broken Covenants: Jewish Memory and Racial Restrictive Covenants in Greater Washington" in Modern American History.
David Salisbury, associate professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, received the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG) Enlaces Award in recognition of his success and commitment to improve relationships between geographers and geography departments throughout Latin America.
Orianna Cacchione, deputy director and curator of exhibitions for University Museums, published Indelible Traces. The book accompanies an exhibition that she curated that is currently on view at the AD&A Museum UC Santa Barbara. Indelible Traces is the first scholarly monograph on the multi-disciplinary artist Tiffany Chung’s work over the last twenty-five years.
Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, co-published "The Importance of Approbation in The Wealth of Nations" in The Independent Review.
Brittany Nelson, associate professor of photography and extended media, discusses her current exhibition List Projects 34: Brittany Nelson in Bomb.
Tulips mark the start of spring on campus.
Religious studies professor Doug Winiarski is interviewed on this podcast.
Lauren Tilton, digital humanities professor and director of UR’s Center for Liberal Arts and AI, is quoted in this feature on CLAAI.
Jonathan Adams, director of career programs in business, is quoted.
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