Living-Learning Programs

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Living-Learning Programs

Living-learning communities offer opportunities for students with common interests to live together and share learning experiences that extend beyond the classroom. Students connect with their studies on a deeper level and create lasting friendships with classmates and faculty.

Applications Now Open!Information about our 2021–22 Sophomore Scholars in Residence communities and application are now available!

U.S. News & World Report Ranking

The University of Richmond was ranked No. 20 on the "Learning Communities" list in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2020 guide, highlighting the opportunity for students to take multiple courses as a group, deepening connections with each other and their professors.

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Out of the Sea: Belize

The System: Los Angeles

Global Health: Dominican Republic

Living-Learning Features

Noah Hillerbrand, '18
Bonner Scholar supports Richmond healthcare coalition

Northside Vibes
First-year students write for local newspaper

The Great War, Modernity, and Memory
Sophomores immerse in the study of World War I

Opening Doors in Richmond
Five Spiders work to close the opportunity gap for underserved youth at Higher Achievement

Ciana Young, '17
Bonner Scholar crosses the privilege line through her community service

The System
SSIR course explores society's systems through travel and class projects

Longevity and Happiness
SSIR course explores longevity through travel and field study

Soleil Shah, '17
Senior seeks to understand and improve healthcare policy

A River Runs Through It
Three Civic Fellows pursue summer internships connected to the James River

La Casa Hispánica
Students experience cultural immersion

Carly Sibilia, '17
Senior learns the inner workings of wildlife conservation through an internship with Conserve Wildlife Foundation

Disaster, Memory, and Popular Culture
Living-learning course takes an interdisciplinary look at disasters and memory

Regina Cavada, '16
Partnering with local organizations shifts senior's perspective from global to local

Aisha Farooq, '17
Junior explores the juvenile court system through summer internship

Cassandra Ceballos, '17
Junior combines passion for social justice with focus on food systems

Emily Whitted, '16
A lifelong knitter, Emily Whitted packed away her needles when she came to Richmond - until a professor encouraged her to reconsider

Mel Shuaipi, '15
Senior blends business and social change abroad and at home

Emily Gitman, '16
Robins School student named University of Richmond's first-ever Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Remi Pomaranski, '16
A yearlong SSIR, two internships, and a summer of research on modern-day slavery helped focus Remi Pomaranski's interests in human rights

Sharon Lim, '16
Junior takes a number of paths to explore education reform

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Living-Learning Events

Dec
17
Sophomore Scholars and Living-Learning Information Fair
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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Jan
21
Sophomore Scholars and Living-Learning Information Fair
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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Jan
24
Sophomore Scholars and Living-Learning Application Deadline
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