This week in Highlanders in the News: Radford University unveils its new educational partnership, the Southwest Virginia Teacher Apprenticeship Consortium, for WSLS-TV; Abigail Bentley ’18 marks her first year in high school education by being named North Carolina’s 2024 Empower Beginning Teacher of the Year; and the Radford University Highlanders Pipes and Drums are taking their show on the road to Roanoke, Virginia, for St. Patrick’s Day.

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

Michael Ziegenfus isn’t wasting one single second of his time at Radford University. The junior physics major from Gloucester, Virginia, has taken full advantage of the many opportunities for success the university has to offer its students, from research to internships to study abroad opportunities.

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

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

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

This week in Highlanders in the News: A new podcast about acting and well-being, created and hosted by Associate Professor Robyn Berg, welcomes recent graduate Queen Miller ’23; also, next week will bring a streaming crash course on the Blue Ridge Mountains, led by geology department Chair and Associate Professor Jonathan Tso.

“Resilience … is a journey,” healthcare executive and keynote speaker Susan Carroll ‘96 told crowds during Radford University's winter graduation ceremonies Dec 7-9. “It is about facing life’s storms and emerging stronger. It’s not merely surviving challenges, but learning, growing and thriving through them.”

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