Faculty Highlights

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  Campbell Successfully Defends Dissertation

  James Campbell, senior director of marketing and engagement in SPCS, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on July 26 through Northeastern University in Boston. His dissertation is titled “Understanding the Recruitment, Admissions, and Enrollment Experiences of Nontraditional Students Across Generations.”

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  Kuchem Elected

  Dana Kuchem has been elected Treasurer of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors, where she will serve a four year term. She has previously served as Vice President and President of the organization.

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  McCollester Elected

  Matt McCollester has been elected president of Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). McCollester will serve as the organization's president for the next two years.

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  Goethals Published

  George R. Goethals, professor of leadership studies, published "Ranking presidential leadership" in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. 

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  Law School Dean Joins Influential Women of Law Class of 2021

  Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Class of 2021 Influential Women in Law recognized Dean Wendy Perdue. This award "honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment to their communities and their service to the profession."

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  Professor Kurt Lash Cited By Justice Alito

  Professor Kurt Lash's scholarship, "The Second Adoption of the Free Exercise Clause: Religious Exemptions Under The Fourteenth Amendment," was quoted by Justice Alito in his concurring opinion in Fulton v. Philadelphia.

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  Law Professor Scholarship Cited By The Supreme Court

  Two pieces of scholarship authored by Professor Jud Campell were cited by Supreme Court Justice Alito in his concurring opinion in Fulton v. Philadelphia.

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  Park Receives ABA Award for Service, Leadership

  Sandra Park, adjunct assistant professor of paralegal studies and senior staff attorney for the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, was named the 2021 Sharon L. Corbitt Award winner by the American Bar Association. The award recognizes exceptional service and leadership to improving the legal response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and/or stalking.

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  Carole Yeatts Honored with Mentorship Award The Metro Richmond Women’s Bar Association honored Richmond Law’s own Director of Career Development, Carole Yeatts, with the Phoebe P. Hall Mentorship Award. The award honors a member who demonstrates “a kind, caring, and exceptional commitment to the personal, professional, and intellectual development of others.”
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  Forsyth Published

  Donelson Forsyth, professor of leadership studies, published "Individual differences in ethics positions: The EPQ-5" in PLOS ONE.