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Radford Highlanders Festival returns Saturday with heavyweight games, music and clan gatherings
The Radford Highlanders Festival is an all-day celebration of Scots-Irish heritage, equal parts athletic spectacle, live music and community gathering, set against the backdrop of Radford University's campus. Spectators will see the heavyweight traditi...
Oct 9, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Radford University achieves enrollment milestone
Radford University continues to demonstrate strong momentum in student enrollment, meeting and exceeding goals for the 2024-25 academic year. Following last year's record-breaking new student enrollment, Radford has sustained that growth with gains ac...
Sep 12, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Radford University experts available: job hugging; protecting Virginia's native species
Radford University subject matter experts are available to talk on the following topics: Job hugging More and more Americans are skipping the trend of job hopping and opting for a more secure approach, job hugging, as worries about job security and ...
Sep 5, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Radford University celebrates growing philanthropy, engagement and impact
Radford University's Division of Advancement and Alumni Relations (formerly University Advancement) closed fiscal year 2025 with record giving and impact, marking another successful year of philanthropic support and alumni engagement. The Radford comm...
Sep 4, 2025, 3:56pm EDT
Radford University receives second Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Award to expand cybersecurity workforce development in Southwest Virginia
Radford University has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), marking the university's second award from the organization. The funding will support the continuation and expansion of the Professional Accelerated Cyber...
Aug 26, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Media Advisory: Radford Community Fest unites city and campus for a day of celebration
Radford Community Fest is a free community celebration featuring over 100 local vendors, food trucks, live music, street performers and community engagement along East Main Street in downtown Radford. All are welcome including families, students, commu...
Aug 20, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Media Advisory: Radford University welcomes students back during move-in days
The Radford University community will welcome students to campus starting Wednesday, Aug. 20, for the first of three move-in days in Radford and Roanoke. This is a Highlander tradition to welcome our students for the new academic year. The most student...
Aug 18, 2025, 12:00pm EDT
Radford University experts available: school cell phone policy; Gubernatorial race
Radford University professors are available to speak on the following topics: Virginia's new bell-to-bell school cell phone policy As students return to school in Virginia, a new policy requires them to turn off their cell phones throughout the sch...
Aug 18, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Radford University president appointed to Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees
Radford University President Bret Danilowicz has been appointed by the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia, a nonpartisan organization focused on stre...
Aug 13, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Virginia Board of Education approves New River Valley Governor's School to be housed at Radford University
The Virginia Board of Education has unanimously approved the creation of the New River Valley Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, marking the first new Governor's School approved in the commonwealth since 2009. The innovative academic-year, ...
Aug 8, 2025, 3:04pm EDT