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For a couple of months, music faculty from Radford University had been scheduled to perform on March 3 with the NOVA Alexandria Band, a concert band combining the talents of students and faculty in the Northern Virginia Community College system and musicians from the area. What had not been scheduled was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent waves of international condemnation for the aggressor and compassion for the Ukrainians.  

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Pianist and vocalist Judy Carmichael performed at the Covington Center on Mar. 3, with a mixture of swing and ragtime jazz, standards and originals. But the California native also found time to visit with Radford University students and share life lessons garnered across her time as a professional musician and as the host of a radio show and podcast.

Nearly 600 students received degrees during Radford University’s Winter 2021 Commencement exercises.

Almost every Thursday throughout the fall 2021 semester, three Radford University senior music education majors made the short trip along Tyler Avenue to the Radford Early Learning Center to make happy music for babies and toddlers. As they musically guided the children with their early development, the Radford students blossomed into educators and prepared themselves to take on classrooms of their own next fall.

Highlighting notable mentions of Radford University faculty and students from local, regional, national and international news outlets.