Russell receives Civic Commitment Award
Heather Russell, associate professor of mathematics, was awarded the Civic Commitment Award by the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the ninth annual Engage for Change Awards.
Calculus Placement Test
Incoming first-year students can take our calculus self-placement test to determine the course for which they should register.
Department News
Check out Big Math Network, an online resource that promotes careers in Business, Industry and Government to students and departments of the Mathematical Sciences.
Game Night for Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science majors, Tuesdays at 6:00 PM in Jepson Hall 212-C during fall and spring semesters.
If you are a first year student interested in mathematics, mathematical economics, statistics, or data science, and would like to be added to our email list serv, send a request to Kathy Rothert, krothert@richmond.edu.
2025-2026 Colloquium Series
September 17, 2025: Summer Research Presentations
October 1, 2025: Michael Marsh-Soloway
October 22, 2025: Alison Marr
October 27, 2025: Shuxing Li
Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty Highlights
Wares publishes on clinical trial outcomes
Joanna Wares, associate professor of mathematics, published “Assessing the Role of Model Complexity in Virtual Clinical Trial Outcomes” in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology.
Dumbaugh publishes on how mathematicians shaped a leading research institute
Della Dumbaugh, Robert Edwin Gaines Chair in Mathematics and professor in mathematics, published "Cooperation and Conflict: Oswald Veblen and Abraham Flexner" in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society.
Russell awarded at Colloquy
Heather Russell, associate professor of mathematics, received the 2026 Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Richmond at Colloquy.
Accelerate Richmond
University of Richmond Announces Historic $150 Million Gift at Kickoff of a $600 Million Philanthropic Campaign
Transformational gift will support the priorities of the Accelerate Richmond campaign, including a $50M matching fund for endowed scholarships.
Rankings News
University of Richmond Named a Top 25 National Liberal Arts College for 10th Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Richmond has again been recognized among the nation’s best liberal arts institutions, ranking No. 21 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges guide, released today.
Ranking News
Princeton Review Ranks University of Richmond in Top 25 Nationally for Academics, Campus Life
The Princeton Review has recognized the University of Richmond in its 2027 edition of The Best 392 Colleges guide.
UR Now: ALUMNI
The next stop for some members of the University of Richmond Class of 2026: Top graduate schools
Meet five new alumni who are heading to graduate school at Cambridge/MIT, Columbia, Duke, University of Michigan, and University of Southern California.
Contact Us
Mailing address:
Department of Math & Computer Science
212 Jepson Hall
221 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8077
Fax: (804) 287-6444
Department Chair: Dr. Jeremy LeCrone
Mathematics Program Coordinator: Dr. Heather Russell
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Kathy Rothert