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Radford University's Board of Visitors votes to set tuition and fees for 2026-27 academic year
In its quarterly meeting March 20, the Radford University Board of Visitors voted unanimously to approve adjustments to the university's tuition and fees for the 2026-2027 academic year. The new provisions include: a 2.25% tuition increase for in-s...
Mar 20, 2026, 11:54am EDT
Radford University experts available: March Madness
Radford University subject matter experts are available to talk on the following topics: March Madness Women's college basketball has experienced a surge in popularity in recent years with increased fan engagement and heightened media coverage surr...
Mar 20, 2026, 8:00am EDT
Radford University receives $2.5 million gift from Virginia Credit Union to establish Financial Success Center
Radford University has received a $2.5 million gift from Virginia Credit Union to establish the Virginia Credit Union Financial Success Center, a new campus-based hub designed to advance financial well-being for students, faculty, staff, alumni and res...
Mar 17, 2026, 9:00am EDT
Radford University outperforms national retention trends for Pell-eligible students, strengthened by SCHEV's Pell Initiative for Virginia grant
Radford University reports major improvements in fall-to-spring retention among Pell-eligible, full-time undergraduate students, significantly exceeding national benchmarks, according to newly released data. These achievements were supported by the P...
Mar 16, 2026, 8:00am EDT
Radford University experts available: Gas prices; Oscar buzz; Pi Day
Radford University subject matter experts are available to talk on the following topics: Climbing gas prices According to the AAA motor club, in the week after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the national average for a gallon of regular g...
Mar 12, 2026, 10:46am EDT
Radford University expert available: Kristi Noem out at DHS, what happens next?
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and plans to replace her with Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, marking the first cabinet-level departure of the president's second term and setting up a ...
Mar 6, 2026, 6:00am EST
Radford University expert available: Economic impacts of U.S. strikes on Iran and the widening Middle East conflict
As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran enter a new phase, the conflict is already rippling beyond the battlefield, fueling volatility in energy markets, disrupting trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz, and raising questions about the economic and str...
Mar 4, 2026, 8:00am EST
HAPPENING TODAY: Zoom interviews available with student researchers in Alaska
A small group of Radford University undergraduate students are in Utqiagvik, Alaska, over the next two weeks, conducting important research braving bone-rattling temperatures and shivery Arctic winds in the northernmost city in the United States. "T...
Feb 27, 2026, 10:44am EST
Radford University helps address Virginia's teacher shortage through targeted licensure support
Virginia school divisions continue to face a significant teacher shortage. Currently, more than 8,000 educators in the commonwealth hold provisional licenses, nearly 10% of the teaching workforce. While these educators are actively serving in classroom...
Feb 23, 2026, 8:00am EST
Virginia nursing students to convene at Radford University for statewide annual convention
The Virginia Nursing Students' Association (VNSA) will host its Annual Convention on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Radford University's Artis Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity, bringing together nursing students and faculty advisors from across the ...
Feb 20, 2026, 3:40pm EST