UR’s honor society chapter for Global Studies inducted 23 members at a lively ceremony in April 2025. Graduating seniors were presented their gold honor cords and membership certificates from Sigma Iota Rho (SIR) Chapter President, Jackson Sandler-Bussey, and Dr. Yvonne Howell, Global Studies Faculty Coordinator.
Upcoming 2025-2026 academic year SIR officers are:
Global Studies Open House, Thursday, March 19, 6-8 pm
Commons-Carole Weinstein International Center
Come out to talk with faculty, students and good friends of Global Studies. Be our guests as we hear about upcoming Fall course and SIR Honor Society projects, along with induction of new honor society members. International appetizers and sweet treats will be served.
Each year the Department of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability, the Environmental Studies Program, and Global Studies Program partner to bring noteworthy speakers and scholars to Richmond to present lectures related to our global environment. All events are free and open to the public.
Thursday, February 12, 5 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Dr. Scott Warren
Cultural Geographer
"Humanitarian Aid on Trial: Migration, Religious Freedom, and a Geographical Perspective in the 2018 Federal Case Against Volunteers in the US-Mexico Borderland"
Tuesday, February 24, 5 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Dr. Chelsea Parker
Climate Modeller, NASA
Tuesday, March 17, 5 p.m., Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Dr. Mary Heskel
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Macalester College
Michelle Kahn, associate professor of history, won the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize for her book Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History.
David Brandenberger, professor of history and global studies, published Stalin’s Usable Past, which analyzes Stalin’s role in rewriting Soviet history to emphasize a thousand-year legacy before the 1917 Revolution and reshape Soviet identity.
David Brandenberger, professor of history and global studies, published “‘Basically, it’s a History of the Russian State’: Russocentrism, Etatism, and the Ukrainian Question in Stalin’s Editing of the 1937 Short History of the USSR” in Nationalities Papers.
David Brandenberger, professor of history and global studies, presented “The Foundations of Russian Statehood: An Analysis of the New ‘Civilizationism’ Curriculum in Russia’s Higher Educational Institutions” at a conference hosted by the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Institute of History. The paper analyzes a new mandatory civics course taught today in all Russian colleges and universities.
University of Richmond undergraduates in good standing are eligible for up to $5,000 in funding for one approved summer research or internship experience. UR Summer Fellowships support students in pursuing meaningful, faculty-mentored research or internships that align with their academic and professional goals, in any field and anywhere in the world. These experiences enhance classroom learning, prepare students for top graduate programs, and help them gain valuable professional skills.
Lindsay Adams walked away from her role as a management consultant to nurture the creative she’s always been.
Spiders travel to the Big Apple to meet alumni in creative careers, including at NBCUniversal, Amazon Ads, and the NBA.
UR is ranked No. 1 among peer institutions for the second consecutive year.
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Mailing address:
Global Studies Program
Carole Weinstein International Center, Room 304
211 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 484-1472
Fax: (804) 484-1577
Program Coordinator: Dr. Yvonne Howell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Lynn Hardwicke