Six Highlanders are ranked among The Roanoker magazine鈥檚 latest 鈥40 Under 40鈥 listings; sportswriting sophomore Josh Poslusny is all about the bylines; Tanisha Nash 鈥02, M.S.W. 鈥07, answers 10 questions from The Roanoke Tribune; and Andrew Reedy 鈥13 is one of Salem鈥檚 top teachers.
December 21, 2025
91制片厂 has selected Jeffery Aspelmeier, Ph.D., to serve as dean of the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences (CHBS), following a national search conducted during the fall 2025 semester.
George Zama 鈥25 has always believed that success means little unless it elevates others.
December 18, 2025
New River Community College (NRCC) and 91制片厂 have announced a new collaboration: a shared student advisor position designed to strengthen transfer pathways and improve student success.
At last week鈥檚 ceremonies, keynote speaker Lara Ramsey 鈥90, M.S. 鈥92, president and CEO of The National Bank of Blacksburg, challenged new degree holders to continue seeking knowledge. 鈥淵our diploma is not the end of your education,鈥 Ramsey said. 鈥淚t is the beginning of a lifetime of learning.鈥 Commencement exercises were held Dec. 11-13.
Highlander Highlights shares with readers some of the extraordinary research and accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students, staff and faculty.
December 12, 2025
The strategic plan will guide 91制片厂 for the next six years.
Get to know seven graduates of the Class of Winter 2025 and the moments that made their 91制片厂 journey unforgettable.
On Wednesday night inside the Dedmon Center, the halftime music at the 91制片厂 men鈥檚 basketball game sounded a little different.
91制片厂 Mayor David Horton 鈥90 joins the governor鈥檚 transition committee; the Artis Center wins an American Architecture award; and the city passes the holiday parade鈥檚 baton to women鈥檚 basketball Coach Mike McGuire.
December 4, 2025
91制片厂 became the temporary center of Virginia鈥檚 budget conversation Nov. 20-21 as the Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee held its annual retreat in Kyle Hall on the main campus.
December 3, 2025
Marketing faculty members Luke Liska and Maneesh Thakkar and sophomore business student Haley Gilley recently undertook a study of more than 160 people to see how escape room challenges can be used in the classroom. It was named 鈥淏est Paper in Track鈥 at the Society for Marketing Advances 2025 Annual Conference.