Faculty Highlights
- Mufti Awarded
Shahan Mufti, associate professor of journalism, has won a $25,000 J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Book Award for his forthcoming book AMERICAN CALIPH: The True Story of the Hanafi Siege, America’s First Homegrown Islamic Terror Attack (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
- Kapsidelis Inducted to Hall of Fame
Thomas P. Kapsidelis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism, was among eight media professionals inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall. Read more.
- Mike Spear Featured
Journalism professor Mike Spear was featured in Southern Living Magazine by one of its editors as a teacher who changed her life.
- Nash Article
Journalism professor Steve Nash published, “As seas rise, world awaits ‘the plan’” in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
- Nash Article
Professor Stephen Nash authored an op-ed in the Washington Post on the opportunities that new Virginia governor Ralph Northam has to reform campaign finance contributions.
- Nash in New York Times
Steve Nash wrote about auctioning of drilling rights near Dinosaur Monument National Park for The New York Times.
- Mufti Featured on Podcast
Professor Shahan Mufti was recently featured on Podcasts@Boatwright, discussing his book, The Faithful Scribe.
- Nash Book
Professor Stephen Nash published Grand Canyon for Sale, a book investigating the precarious future of America’s public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses. The book was recently reviewed by Nature and Science.
- Mufti Book Selected for One Book Shahan Mufti's book, The Faithful Scribe, has been chosen as the One Book, One Richmond selection for the coming year.
- Spear Award
Mike Spear was recogized with the Academic Advising Resource Center's Advising Excellence Award for 2016.
UR Journalism on Twitter
- RT @URPoliSci_Dept: @URJOURNALISM
- House, Senate both vote to abolish death penalty in Virginia https://t.co/MQ0HdkEelK
- RT @NickKristof: An 11-year-old boy in Texas, Cristian, was excited this week to play in the snow for the first time. That night he went to…
- Bills aiming to prevent elder abuse moving though legislature https://t.co/8MmoONz6jw
- Bill to close gun background check loophole passes Senate https://t.co/WPaEdlrNG7
- Expanded abortion coverage passes Assembly, heads to governor https://t.co/zD8Sf6aGAm
- House kills class action bill that had passed the Senate https://t.co/IKPhD58UAk
- Senate tables bill to promote diversity in state Governor’s School admissions https://t.co/pQQmlks4g4
- Senate reviewing compensation guidelines for healthcare workers who get COVID https://t.co/FF2D65wihh
- RT @URJOURNALISM: Tax break bill for qualified disabled vets directed to further study https://t.co/ecsTrcvczd
- Tax break bill for qualified disabled vets directed to further study https://t.co/ecsTrcvczd
- Midwife license certification bill moves through General Assembly https://t.co/Jkwolq0TR8
- Senate bill to abolish death penalty set for vote in the House https://t.co/2A8atdEI7t
- Senate advances bill to take away gun rights from those who assault family members https://t.co/xOJVcYgPMF
- Bill to ban personal use of campaign funds advances in Senate https://t.co/KkoWSvKhX9
- RT @JenniferBowie9: Check out our new department twitter account. Feel free to follow, retweet, and like. @ErnestMcGowen @jerkulwater @Prib…
- Senate committee to heal bill to protect employees who use medicinal cannabis oil https://t.co/kSCxgB5EvV
- Carbon trading agreements can be exempt from Freedom of Information Act https://t.co/ZexsowpKbQ
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Contact Us
Mailing Address:
Department of Journalism
414 Weinstein Hall
231 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 287-6409
Fax: (804) 287-6052
Department Chair: Shahan Mufti
Administrative Coordinator: Jeanne Hollister