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This article, "UR to Honor Dr. James With Degree," was published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch by an unnamed author on May 22, 1971. On June 7th, the University of Richmond awarded its first honorary degree to a black person, Dr. Allix B. James, who…

In a service at the terrace of Westhampton College, the new YWCA cabinet was installed. After a reading of scripture and prayer, Grace Watkins, former president of the organization, lighted the candle of Ida Scott, the newly elected president, during…

This article reports upcoming discussions by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) on understanding world religions. They first discuss the Quaker religion, sponsored by the Quaker Church of Richmond. Then Richmond College student Sidney…

The Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA) organized Black History Week, with the theme "Shades of Unseen Beauty," for February 3rd to February 10th, 1978. The week started, on Sunday at three o'clock, with "a march from the front of campus…

This editorial was written by opinion editor Paul Caputo to address the offense felt by the writer when he was offered pamphlets by Christian missionaries in the Pier. The author strongly believed that students who aren't Christians shouldn't have to…

The 1967 edition of the Messenger's theme was "controversy." Its final piece, "The 20th Century vs. The U of R," argues that the University should have less of an influence on students' morality and not act as their "guardian." The piece's author,…

The University Faculty-Representative Advisory Panel unanimously passed a statement on February 04, 1969. The panel believed that there should be no religious restriction in the process of hiring, promotion tenure, or salary increase to the faculty…

This letter was left for President Boatwright from May Keller. She seeks to draw Boatwright's attention to a article clipped from the Collegian. She dated it the same day as the petition "We the Students" was published in the Collegian. Keller told…

This letter was written to by Fredrick W. Boatwright Douglas Southall Freeman as a response to Freemans letter to Boatwright on March 18th, 1944. Boatwright expresses a willingless to comply with Freeman's suggestion to submit a reply to the…

This letter to President Boatwright was sent from the editor's office of the Richmond News Leader concerning a petition that students had placed in the Collegian entitled "We the Students." While Boatwright had been away in Florida with his wife,…