School of Professional & Continuing Studies

Graduation Celebration

Graduating SPCS degree-earning students are invited to 2025 Graduation Celebration and Regalia Pickup Event on Friday, April 25. Stop any between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to sign our commemorative wall, win prizes, participate in video testimonials and our awards ceremony photo project — and, of course, pick up your graduation regalia!
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Online Information Session for Degree Programs

We’re hosting our next Online Information Session for degree-seeking prospective students on Tuesday, May 20 during the lunch hour. Register to receive the Zoom link via confirmation email, then join us to learn about our bachelor’s completion majors, our post-bachelor’s certificates, and our graduate certificates and master’s degrees.
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Degree-Seeking Registration Open

Summer course registration for new and continuing degree-seeking SPCS students is now open! Visit our schedule to search courses and plan schedules, then register in BannerWeb. Summer class terms start May 12, May 19 and June 23.
Review the Summer Schedule
Think Again 2024-2025

Flip through the pages of the 2024-2025 issue of Think Again, our magazine featuring professional education programs and stories.
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Back to School 2024-2025

Flip through the pages of the 2024-2025 issue of Back to School, our in-house magazine featuring our academic programs and stories.
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Upcoming Events

Apr 23

Craft Brewing Education Program Information Session

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Apr 25

SPCS Graduation Celebration & Regalia Pickup

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Apr 26

SPCS Academic Classes End

All Day

Apr 27

SPCS SGA Sunday Campus Walk

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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SPCS Spotlight

SPCS Student Update

Students in 'Writing With and About AI' course published in The Peer Review journal

Graduate students and high school educators Kara Boltz, Stephanie Erickson, Meg Heyssel and Melissa Ligh recently published field narratives, “Four High School Teachers Contemplate AI,” in The Peer Review, a journal for writing center and writing studies professionals. Their narratives originated in Adjunct Professor Joe Essid’s Spring 2025 “Writing With and About AI” course and focus on their experience of using generative AI in their classrooms.

Scholars athlete of the year holding award

SPCS Student Update

SPCS students among Spider scholar-athletes recognized for excellence

At last month’s Department of Athletics annual Scholar-Athlete Breakfast, 12 SPCS students were among the 126 student-athletes recognized for earning a 3.5 GPA over two consecutive semesters.

Student Richard Bagby, adjunct professor Sarah Calveric & alum Sabrina Guerin are SPCS Commencement 2025 speakers

As part of a long-standing tradition, a graduating student, faculty member, and an alum will address School of Professional and Continuing Studies graduates during the the School’s graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 10.

University of Richmond Commencement Speaker is Richmond Fed President and CEO Tom Barkin

Barkin will address University of Richmond graduates during the main Commencement ceremony in May.

Spiders at watch parties witness an amazing run

Alumni, students, family, and fans unite across the U.S. to cheer on the women’s basketball team as they made history at the NCAA tournament.

SPCS Newsroom

Faculty & Staff Updates

April 1, 2025

Drake Is Suing His Label Over ‘Not Like Us.’ Does He Have a Chance?

Liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, an expert on the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials, is quoted.

March 17, 2025

Conway recognized for receiving R.E.B. Award

Ryan Conway, adjunct instructor of education and director of the Center for Education and Human Development at Glen Allen High School, was among four awardees from various Richmond organizations recognized as rising stars by Richmond Magazine. Last year, Conway received a R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence from the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond to study teaching and learning in Asia.

March 13, 2025

Hunt receives JMU literacy leader award

Kendall Hunt, adjunct instructor of education and middle school literacy specialist for Henrico County Public Schools, received the 2025 Literacy Teacher of the Year Award from James Madison University’s College of Education at the JMU Literacy Leader Awards ceremony held earlier this year.