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The professor who merges Socrates and spreadsheets
Accounting professor Joe Hoyle has spent decades refining a teaching style that’s both demanding and deeply supportive.
Undergraduate Business at Robins
As a highly ranked business school at a Top 20 liberal arts university, the Robins School challenges and encourages students to draw real-world connections across disciplines. Students use this holistic understanding to pursue self-driven study projects and internships that often lead to job offers upon graduation.
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Feature Stories
Point, counterpoint: The art of civil discourse
McDowell Student Fellows bond over their love of debating ethics, law, and politics.
Alumnae honored for their civic and professional contributions
Two nonprofit leaders, a restaurateur, and a human rights advocate receive awards during Reunion Weekend.
University of Richmond Professor Ashley Austin Receives American Accounting Association Award for Audit Research
Ashley Austin has been awarded the 2025 Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award from the American Accounting Association.
School Highlights
Sara Hanson Recognized with Teaching Award
The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges recognized Sara Hanson, associate professor of marketing, with the 2024 H. Hiter Harris III Excellence in Instructional Technology Award.
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Saif Mehkari Recognized as Distinguished Advisor
Saif Mehkari, associate professor of economics, received this year's Distinguished Advisor Award from the University of Richmond. The award recognizes an advisor's commitment to their students' academic and personal development, demonstrated through work as a support, resource, and advocate.
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Professor Awarded Best Entrepreneurship in Family Business Paper
Management professor Patricio Duran was awarded the Best Entrepreneurship in Family Business Paper at the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) Annual Conference for his research, "Publicly-listed family-controlled firms and corporate venture capital."
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Ashley Austin Awarded Grant Funding for AI Research
Accounting professor Ashley Austin received a grant from accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers to support new research on the use of AI in audits. Austin and her partners at the University of Virginia and University of Georgia will develop strategies to help auditors examine AI-generated financial reports with sufficient skepticism.
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Graduate Programs
Whether you just graduated from college or have been working for a number of years, Robins helps graduate students advance in their careers with full-time, part-time, and ongoing educational opportunities at the graduate level.