澳门老奇人论坛

Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. Here, we鈥檒l highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we鈥檒l feature their stories.

• , a guard with Radford鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball from 2016 until 2020, when he was named Big South Player of the Year, has already had a full summer. He competed in the , leading the team from South Sudan. They triumphed in their first challenge 鈥� , with 19 of those points coming courtesy of Jones 鈥� before running into stiff competition from (whose roster boasts such names as LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant) and . "I'm just proud of my teammates, coaches,鈥� after the game. 鈥淲e've come a long way."
• Earlier this summer, wrote about how Rachel Santos and Roberto Santos, both 澳门老奇人论坛 faculty and researchers for the Department of Justice, are partnering with Roanoke鈥檚 law enforcement to help it . Late last month, the Santoses appeared on the to discuss their work and their recent publication, 鈥淥perationalizing Proactive Community Engagement.鈥� The 47-minute program is available on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and other streaming platforms and can also be heard via . 
• , a platform that connects golfers and instructors which was founded in 2016 by Brixton Albert 鈥�10. According to the article, the company 鈥� which offers pointers from authorities like Nick Faldo, Hank Haney and David Leadbetter 鈥� has, since 2018, doubled its business annually. It reportedly raked in $90 million in revenue last year. "I realized people in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, if they鈥檙e into golf, they鈥檙e trying everything to try to get better," Albert, a former member of Radford鈥檚 men鈥檚 golf team, told Forbes. "[T]he first day we launched, a couple people bought, and I was like, 鈥榃hoa, this is a good market,鈥� and it kept expanding from there.鈥�
• Melissa Clore-Taylor is back on familiar turf 鈥� she was recently announced as the new principal of Madison County High School in Madison, Virginia. Clore-Taylor earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology from Radford, but before that, she was a 1984 graduate of Madison County High herself. 鈥淚've spent time in Madison schools as a student and teacher, but now I get to experience it was an educational leader,鈥� she told . 鈥淚t is time to give back to the community that gave me this glorious start in this educational journey.鈥� 
• Last month, Radford unveiled its 鈥渇辞耻谤-辫濒耻蝉-辞苍别鈥� undergraduate-to-graduate program, through which students on the bachelor's degree track can earn their master鈥檚 in just one extra year while also preparing for such career positions as agriculture economist and market analyst. On July 17, 鈥渇辞耻谤-辫濒耻蝉-辞苍别鈥� was the subject of and later was covered in .