A local university has opened its first new dorm building in nearly 50 years, a $17 million project aimed at accommodating a growing student body.
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UR kicks off second phase of $47M dorm project
Jeter and Thomas halls, built around 1914, are closed this year as they are renovated into suite-style accommodations that can house about 170 students, she said. Work is scheduled to be completed in time for the fall 2015 semester.
Randolph-Macon readies $16M in housing
The Ashland college is reviving a burned down fraternity house and adding a new dorm in time for returning students.
Rams change the game plan for new facility
Virginia Commonwealth University has settled on a spot – and a price tag – for its new basketball practice facility.
Tuition on the rise at area private schools
Tuition hikes are on the horizon for some of Richmond’s priciest private schools.
Universities graded on fiscal growth
The Wahoo war chest still reigns supreme in Virginia.
The money game: Dollars, cents, swooshes
Although VCU’s standing in the national sports scene has been on the rise, the school isn’t yet playing with the big boys in the big business of athletic apparel.
VCU puts together a tinkerer’s paradise
VCU has a new place for faculty and graduate students to bring inventions to life.
VCU adds a new link in business education
Needing to know how to track a product from a manufacturer in Asia to a sales floor in Richmond could soon send some local businesspeople back to school.
Amid strides, travel firm takes a new step
A Charlottesville company that sends students on trips around the world has traveled a few miles down Interstate 64.