Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations were thoughtfully stewarded by the Office of Common Ground for many years, and before that by the Office of the Chaplaincy. Beginning in January 2022, the University’s celebration of Dr. King’s legacy will be led by the Equity & Community unit. This year’s events will span two weeks at the start of the spring semester, and the theme is “We cannot walk alone.”
Innovating and Learning with Community
Faculty at the University of Richmond collaborate with regional partners on community-initiated projects, study trips, exhibitions, and more. The number of community-engaged classes offered at UR has increased by 62 percent since 2010.
Deepening Regional Partnerships
The CCE is committed to forming and sustaining long-term, reciprocal partnerships that provide transformative learning experiences for students, deepen faculty engagement, respond to community-identified needs, and contribute to positive change in the region.
If you spend your entire time at UR at that beautiful campus – and it is beautiful – but you have not engaged with all the wonderful and diverse neighborhoods here in Richmond and the people in them, I think your education is not complete.
Jason Kamras
Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools (RPS)
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Feature Stories
January 19, 2022
Ally Osterberg, '22
Longtime volunteer researches the impact of volunteering on college students' morality
January 10, 2022
University of Richmond Celebrates MLK Day With Series of Events
The University of Richmond’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started today and spans the first weeks of the spring semester.
December 13, 2021
Voting Up Among University of Richmond Students in 2020
Student voting at the University of Richmond increased nearly 15% in last year’s presidential election.