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You found us. That's the first step. Here's why you can stop searching for mass communication schools.

We make excellent storytellers and confident communicators. We turn ambition into action and elevate dreamers into media professionals who go on to have amazing careers. That's not just 10-cent marketing copy. Go check the LinkedIn profiles of some of our graduates — they're impressive.

When you're done exploring your options for mass communications programs, we know you'll come back to us. We're big enough to get you where you want to go, and small enough to know your name. We're different. Different is good.

Ready to start your career in the media industry? Let us show you how.

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News

VCU alum Kam Black is a content creator on the social media team at EA Sports and has worked on two of the video game developer’s top titles: Madden NFL and EA Sports College Football. (Contributed photo)

Jan. 9, 2025

In the merging of sports, video and social media, VCU alum Kam Black is a top player

The Robertson School master’s graduate brings creative flair to familiar platforms, including notable games from EA Sports.

VCU students pursuing a new academic minor explored how the media cover AI – and how they often are framed together. (Getty Images)

Jan. 7, 2025

As part of a new minor in practical AI, students explore its intersection with mass media

Robertson School professor Joshua J. Smith’s class is developing a dataset that examines coverage of the technologies’ benefits, drawbacks – and the communications industry itself.

A new album produced by a VCU class seeks to “capture Richmond’s mantra.” (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Dec. 5, 2024

On the fast tracks: Media entrepreneurship class produces an album with Ram rhythm

Robert Milazzo’s students curate and release ‘Mantra, Vol. 1’ as their semester project.

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