News Archive

As Highlanders prepare to move out of residence halls, students are encouraged to donate their unwanted items to charity instead of tossing them into the trash.

Kaitlin O’Brien of Virginia Beach, Virginia, has received a Nutrition Undergraduate Research Immersion in the Summer fellowship and will spend 10 weeks working in her field at Texas A&M University.

During Traditions Week, you can observe a snapshot of a student’s entire college experience at Radford University, set to the background of music, fun, freebies and food.

Assistant Professor of Accounting Rob Warren looks at tax gaps; designer Pum Lefebure ’97 makes an appearance on a popular podcast; and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Carter Turner finds poetry in both pickleball and play.

Most students head to the beach to soak up some sun for spring break. Senior College of Nursing student Jordan Wellborn from Powhatan, Virginia, had other plans.

Radford University has earned the 2026–2027 Military Friendly School designation, highlighting its ongoing commitment to serving military-affiliated students through strong support systems, including the Military Resource Center.

Highlander Highlights shares with readers some of the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students, faculty, staff and alumni.

More than 170 elementary, middle and high school students participated in the Region 3 Virginia History Day event.

Radford students explored spaces in England and France where some of the most significant moments in mathematical and human history have occurred.

The conference will offer participants an opportunity to hear from and engage in conversations with experts about local conservation initiatives.

Designed to serve as the business college’s central hub for generative artificial intelligence, the new facility saw its official opening with a March 26 ribbon cutting, immediately following the most recent Truist Global Capitalism Lecture.

At the Spring 2026 Truist Global Capitalism Lecture Series, Kevin Rogers ’87 addressed the seismic impacts of artificial intelligence and advocated for an approach to its development that integrates human attributes like empathy, leadership and communication.