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A year-end review of students and alums who earned prestigious scholarships through the National Scholarship Office

Nov. 11, 2024

Recipients represent a variety of fields and backgrounds, and their scholarships will provide invaluable opportunities to deepen their studies, gain new perspectives and grow in their fields.

VCU to celebrate 14 notable alumni at biennial Alumni Stars event

Oct. 28, 2024

Honorees will be recognized at a Nov. 15 event at the Science Museum of Virginia.

New courses this year explore the ethics and philosophy of AI, in which students will explore questions raised as AI’s influence expands. (Getty Images)

New VCU humanities courses consider nontechnical aspects of artificial intelligence

Sept. 18, 2024

The offerings include ethics and philosophy classes that make up a new microcredential digital badge.

Thousands of new students, including more than 4,000 first-years, joined the VCU community this fall. Jasmyn Smith is looking forward to getting to know the students and faculty in her Doctor of Dental Surgery program. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Introducing the newest Rams

Sept. 13, 2024

Get to know six students who are just starting their VCU journeys and are eager to embrace the university community.

Amany Bouali (left) with Regine Rucker, education project manager with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, at the Department of Energy this summer. (Contributed photo)

VCU junior Amany Bouali brought a spark to work on energy reliability for storm-battered Puerto Rico

Sept. 9, 2024

Her summer stint with the Energy Department in Washington was supported by VCU’s Internship Funding Program.

an aerial view of the promenade in front of Hibbs Hall on the v. c. u. campus.

CHS names three new faculty fellows

Aug. 28, 2024

Brooke Newman, Jon Waybright and Joshua Smith will assist the college in the areas of faculty affairs, academic affairs and experiential learning.

VCU alum Shawn Meredith serves as grants manager and district coordinator in constituent services for U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger. (Contributed photo)

After a bold introduction, Shawn Meredith found his niche in U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s office

Aug. 14, 2024

The 2016 graduate from the Robertson School is a go-to guy in constituent affairs.

Karl Rhodes, author of the novel “Peggy’s War,” is a 1983 graduate of VCU, where he majored in mass communications with a news-editorial concentration. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Meet-a-Ram: Alum Karl Rhodes tells the gripping story of a relative’s role in the underground railroad

June 24, 2024

The former journalist’s novel, 'Peggy’s War,' is a deeply researched account of Peggy Rhodes, who concealed Southerners who refused to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

VCU InSight students take the lead on every aspect of the program’s regular newscasts. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Capital News Service and VCU InSight, two powerful proving grounds for journalism students, reach notable milestones

April 25, 2024

The long-running programs not only prepare students for careers in journalism but also serve as vital sources of local and regional news for audiences throughout Virginia.

Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., is an affiliate faculty member in the School of Population Health and the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at VCU. (File photo)

Professor honored for paper on willingness to get the COVID vaccine

April 22, 2024

Jeanine Guidry, an affiliate faculty member, says improving our understanding of why people may or may not vaccinate remains ‘of great importance.’