Recent News
Media Advisory: Radford Highlanders Festival
A representative from your organization is invited to cover and promote the 25th Radford Highlanders Festival celebrating the region's rich Scots-Irish heritage. Highlights will include the famed heavyweight games, sheepherding, live music by SYR and H...
Oct 3, 2022, 4:15pm EDT
Media Advisory: Radford University Presidential Inauguration and Week of Celebration
Inauguration The inauguration of Bret Danilowicz, Ph.D. as president of Radford University will be held the morning of Friday, September 30, at 10 a.m. in front of McConnell Library. The event will include hundreds of members from the Highlander family...
Sep 27, 2022, 3:06pm EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Radford University welcomes sports broadcaster Lauren Sisler for National Recovery Month event
Media Invitation to Cover What: Radford University will help raise awareness about Recovery Month by welcoming ESPN and SEC Network sports broadcaster Lauren Sisler to campus to present "Road to Redemption." When: Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. W...
Sep 20, 2022, 4:42pm EDT
Radford University Shares Preliminary Fall Enrollment
As of Sept. 5, total enrollment for degree-seeking students was 7,199, a 6.7% decrease from last year's enrollment of 7,714. A total of 1,224 new freshman students enrolled at Radford for the fall semester, and 2,344 new students overall including tran...
Sep 19, 2022, 12:22pm EDT
Radford University's cybersecurity program awarded global accreditation
Radford University's School of Computing and Information Sciences degree program in cybersecurity has achieved accreditation by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) the global accreditor of college and university programs in ...
Sep 16, 2022, 9:25am EDT
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS RADFORD UNIVERSITY IN NEW CATEGORY AMONG BEST COLLEGES
Radford University's strong academic tradition and commitment to student success continue to garner recognition in the U.S. News & World Report's 2023 Best Colleges report. For the first time, Radford University was recognized among the top National Un...
Sep 12, 2022, 8:44am EDT
Radford University named in Washington Monthly's Best Bang for your Buck, National University rankings
The university is ranked among the nation's top public and private universities and the Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly's annual 2022 College Guide. Each of the more than 400 universities ranked were judged on their contribution to the pu...
Sep 7, 2022, 12:08pm EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Radford University Planetarium to host Artemis I viewing
The Radford University Planetarium is hosting a live-stream watch of NASA's Artemis I launch on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Visitors will be able to see the launch overhead with a 360-degree view on the Planetarium's dome. The Artemis I r...
Sep 2, 2022, 3:40pm EDT
Governor appoints Tyler W. Lester to the Radford University Board of Visitors
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today the appointment of Tyler W. Lester, of Abingdon, to the Radford University Board of Visitors. Lester serves as legislative director for Virginia Senator Todd Pillion and served as his legislative aide while a member...
Sep 2, 2022, 1:36pm EDT
Radford nursing named one of the top 10 in Virginia by nurse.org
Radford University's School of Nursing programs have been named among the 10 best in the Commonwealth of Virginia by nurse.org. A panel of five nursing professionals with over 55 years of combined nursing experience and seven nursing degrees reviewed...
Sep 2, 2022, 9:36am EDT