October 19, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: What if Failure Was Something to Be Celebrated?
I recently learned of an unusual holiday that began in Finland: Failure Day. According to yle.fi, a student group at Aalto University asked the question, “What if failure was something to be celebrated, instead of lamented?” Thus began Epäonnistumisen päivä, or Failure Day, on October 13, 2010. People now celebrate it worldwide, with failure panels … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: What if Failure Was Something to Be Celebrated?
October 14, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Welcome Back from Fall Break!
Welcome back from Fall Break! It’s a busy time in Richmond (the Folk Festival, every wedding ever, etc.), so hopefully you got to enjoy it all. As we think about the rest of the semester (and the year, really), I wanted to highlight a program we’re facilitating as part of the Academic and Emerging Technology … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Welcome Back from Fall Break!
October 5, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Staying Connected Socially and Emotionally
In the Faculty Hub, we are fortunate to have seven student inclusive pedagogy consultants who work with us as part of our Inclusive Pedagogy Partnership Program (IP3). This week, our newsletter was co-written by this group of talented and thoughtful students. Now that autumn has arrived, leaves are falling, pumpkin patches are growing, temperatures are … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Staying Connected Socially and Emotionally
September 28, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Sharing Our 2025-2026 Year in Review
I started work at the University of Richmond in the summer of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic. It was quite a moment to transition into a new role at a new institution in a city I had never visited. It was also during this time that the Faculty Hub space first opened. Fast-forward, … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Sharing Our 2025-2026 Year in Review
September 21, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Start With a Good Question
There’s no shortage of things to read about AI right now, but every once in a while, something is worth reading together. Next week, in collaboration with the Humanities Center and the First-Year Seminar and Writing Across the Curriculum programs, the Faculty Hub is hosting a lunch conversation about the much-discussed MIT report on education and AI. The … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Start With a Good Question
September 14, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Finding Our Way
This academic year hit a bit differently for me, as my son also started college. I was ill-prepared for how empty the house would feel and, honestly, how sad I would be at first. Everyone kept telling me I should be happy that I raised a good kid who is off learning to be independent. … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Finding Our Way
September 8, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Make Progress on Your Scholarship Goals
I hope that you’ve been able to get into the swing of the semester as we head into the third week (already!). I find that once the flurry of the first few weeks is over, we start asking, “How am I going to make progress on my scholarship goals this semester?” While we can’t do … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Make Progress on Your Scholarship Goals
September 1, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: Carry Wholeheartedness Through the Fall
Last week we lost two legends: Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. As we all know, Dolly was universally beloved: someone who sparked joy, radiated a kindness matched only by Mr. Rogers, and put hundreds of millions of books in the hands of children. She could make any song amazing. Tim Curry, meanwhile, likely appeared in … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: Carry Wholeheartedness Through the Fall
August 24, 2026
This Week in the Faculty Hub: First-Day-of-Class Energy
I love the feeling of campus on the first day of class. The slow, quiet months of summer suddenly give way to a new and vibrant energy as students, faculty, and staff return to campus and get ready for a new semester. There are definitely some nerves on the first day, but there is also … Continue reading This Week in the Faculty Hub: First-Day-of-Class Energy