
A NASCAR-focused internship with FOX Sports yields experience in news production
With its innovative bridging between an emphasis on critical/ethical thinking and a focus on the practical role of communication in public life, the Department of Rhetoric Communication Studies empowers students to find fulfilling careers and professional and educational experiences across a wide diversity of subjects. Our RHCS students have gone on from UR to make exciting, creative, and vital contributions to civic culture.
Lacrosse & Field Hockey and Two Sport Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference Player Lindsey Frank, '23, was named the 2023 Female Athlete of the Year at the RVA Sports Awards.
Frank exemplifies all the positive aspects of sport and has made a positive impact on the Richmond community in 2022. Congrats, Lindsey!
Timothy Barney, associate professor of rhetoric and communications studies, was a featured presenter at Mapping Armageddon 1945-2045, sponsored by the UK-based Living Maps Network, which gathers researchers, community activists, artists, and others around the idea of mapping for social change, public engagement, and critical debate.
View BioJustin Wigard, post-doc research associate in rhetoric and communciations studies, published a review of Stephen Graham Jones' Don’t Fear the Reaper for Los Angeles Review of Books.
View BioRavynn Stringfield, visiting assistant professor of media studies, published "A Duet with History: Lizzo and James Madison’s Crystal Flute" on Nursing Clio.
View BioRavynn Stringfield, visiting assistant professor of media studies, was featured on BBC 4 Radio as a guest on a segment about princesses, specifically discussing about the dynamics of Afrofuturism and princesses in Black Panther.
View BioThe University of Richmond's Scholarship Repository shares faculty publications with a world-wide audience. The map below shows where articles from RHCS faculty are being read around the globe.
Mailing Address:
Department of Rhetoric & Communication Studies
402-C Weinstein Hall
231 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8263
Fax: (804) 287-6496
Department Chair: Timothy Barney
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Robin Mundle