Radford News

Ke'alohi Diehl isn’t waiting until graduation to make a difference—she’s already doing big things in her first year at Radford University.

This week in Highlanders in the News: Jennings Felt, a senior, collects and crunches data as part of her internship with Southport, North Carolina; Ricky Miller ’17, a certified anesthesiologist assistant, sees a recent piece of Virginia legislation go his way; and Taralyn Nicholson ’90 applies her marketing and management skills toward education – as a newly minted...

The March 13 gathering on Radford University’s campus drew dozens and dozens of attendees from the worlds of business and education to examine how data analytics can be used to attract and cultivate workforce professionals within the region.

For the second straight year, Radford University served as a Scripps National Spelling Bee regional partner, welcoming 27 students from schools across Southwest Virginia for a chance to compete in the national bee.

Highlander Highlights shares the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of students and faculty.

Radford University alumna Jeanell Webb-Jones, MSN ’24, has been appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Nursing.

Initiatives to develop voter education plans and increase student voter turnout have earned Radford a Voter Friendly Campus designation from Campus Vote Project.

Positive enrollment projections, post-graduation success data points and future academic programming were among the agenda items discussed during quarterly meetings of the Radford University Board of Visitors, held March 20-21.