Information tailored for degree-seeking students (graduate & undergraduate), professional education students, and lifelong learning students including Osher Institute members.
SPCS degree-seeking students each year
SPCS Think Again students served each year
Osher members in a year
Total number of SPCS alumni
All SPCS graduates are members of the UR Alumni Association
Alumni profiles in UROnline
Our faculty make a difference in the lives of our students. This section provides instructional resources, administrative resources and contact information to help faculty teach effectively and efficiently.
Faculty appointments
Active adjunct faculty members
Average number of students in SPCS classes
Behind the scenes, staff at the University of Richmond support the work of faculty and students to advance knowledge through teaching, learning and research.
SPCS staff support marketing and engagement efforts, professional education and lifelong learning program management and development, recruitment and enrollment, finance and technical services, and administrative oversight of the School’s efforts.
Full-time & part-time staff in SPCS
Dean of SPCS
Associate deans
Daniel L. Hocutt, web manager and adjunct professor of liberal arts, presented “Examining the ‘Truth’ of GenAI: Digital Life Interventions” on the panel Cutting through the Noise: Data-Driven Research on Generative AI and the Teaching of Writing at the 76th annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Baltimore.
Joe Essid, adjunct assistant professor of liberal arts and director emeritus of the Writing Center, and Cort Schneider, adjunct assistant professor of education and director of Disability Services, presented “Practicing Computer Love with Neurodiverse Writers” at the 76th annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Baltimore.
Grant Rissler, assistant professor of organizational studies, presented on two panels at the 2025 annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Rissler presented “GIS Mapping as a Tool for Improving the Accessibility of Immigrant Integration Research Findings” in the Innovations in Research on Immigrant Integration panel, and he addressed work/life balance in the Student and New Professionals Summit.
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.
