School of Professional & Continuing Studies

Online Information Session for Degree Programs

We’re hosting our next Online Information Session for degree-seeking prospective students on Wednesday, April 9 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.
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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 01

Osher & A&S Lecture Series: Self-Care and Boundaries for Thriving

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Apr 05

SPCS AI & Instruction Workshop

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Apr 06

SPCS SGA Sunday Campus Walk

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Apr 08

Organizing 101: Storytelling for Advocacy

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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SPCS Spotlight

A Data Walk: Exploring Child Well-Being in the Richmond Region

On April 10, join Voices for Virginia’s Children, the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Bon Secours and University of Richmond (including our own Tom Shields) in this data-centered exploration of issues affecting our region’s children.

Organizing 101: Storytelling for Advocacy

SPCS joins the Center for Civic Engagement, the will program, and the Student Center for Equity & Inclusion on April 8 for a workshop on advocacy, collective action and the role of storytelling. Led by representatives from Virginia Organizing.

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.

The transformative role of mentorship

Shaniya Bond, who is currently working to earn a bachelor’s degree in IT management at SPCS, shares the powerful impact of a dedicated mentor on her academic experience.

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Faculty & Staff Updates

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.

March 7, 2025

Rap lyrics have long been used as evidence in court. A Georgia bill aims to give artists more protections

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

March 6, 2025

Shields presents at school diversity conference

Tom Shields, associate professor and chair of graduate education & associate professor of leadership studies, presented the Can We Learn & Live Together 2.0: Housing & School Segregation in the Richmond Region report at the National Coalition on School Diversity 5th National Conference on School Diversity at Georgetown University Law Center.