A new group virtually connects VCU student volunteers with local organizations Virtual Volunteer at VCU has paired hundreds of students with more than a dozen Richmond partners, creating a sense of community in a time of distance. Read more »
Poll: Majority say General Assembly special session failed to address systemic racism Only 14% of Virginians felt that policies passed during the special session confront the issue while 18% feel that they do not address it at all. Read more »
Virtual event on social justice activist Oliver Hill Jr. to kick off MLK Week at VCU Hill, the son of a famed civil rights attorney, was known for his work with the Southern Initiative Algebra Project, which works to introduce young Black students to mathematics. Read more »
Author of ‘Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America’ to deliver Black History Month Lecture Marcia Chatelain, a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University, will speak at a VCU virtual event Feb. 3. Read more »
VCU’s MCV Campus library to be renamed the Health Sciences Library The change was one of 18 actions recommended by the VCU Committee on Commemorations and Memorials to remove Confederate names from university facilities. Read more »
A new group virtually connects VCU student volunteers with local organizations Virtual Volunteer at VCU has paired hundreds of students with more than a dozen Richmond partners, creating a sense of community in a time of distance. 1/19/2021
Entry Pass, vaccines, virtual classes: What you need to know as the spring semester approaches VCU’s spring term will look a lot different. Here are key dates and changes to keep in mind. 1/15/2021
Poll: Majority say General Assembly special session failed to address systemic racism Only 14% of Virginians felt that policies passed during the special session confront the issue while 18% feel that they do not address it at all. 1/15/2021
Virtual event on social justice activist Oliver Hill Jr. to kick off MLK Week at VCU Hill, the son of a famed civil rights attorney, was known for his work with the Southern Initiative Algebra Project, which works to introduce young Black students to mathematics. 1/13/2021
VCU to open spring semester on virtual class schedule The university hopes to resume in-person instruction on or before March 8. 1/12/2021
Author of ‘Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America’ to deliver VCU Libraries’ 2021 Black History Month Lecture Marcia Chatelain, a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University, will speak at a VCU virtual event Feb. 3. 1/11/2021
Anthony Fauci to speak at VCU virtual event Friday The nation’s top infectious disease expert will discuss the ongoing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine myths and how the coronavirus has affected the African American community. 1/6/2021
VCU names fine arts building after longtime dean Murry N. DePillars The arts educator, who died in 2008, was “a bigger-than-life presence” who grew the VCU School of the Arts in size and stature. 1/6/2021