Padilla Sr. VP, Robertson School alumnae to deliver spring commencement address

May 2, 2018

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A senior vice president of Padilla, a Richmond-based, top 10 independent public relations and communications company, and an alumnae of the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture will deliver the School’s spring commencement address on May 11.

Robertson School announces Fall 2018 Special Topics classes

Apr 4, 2018

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Classes in the Robertson School’s curricula cover lots of different skills and concepts related to media and communications, but they can’t cover everything. Special topics classes cover themes and issues not covered in other classes. We often use them to “test drive” a class before making it permanent.

Leaders from Tajikistan examine open governance in Virginia

Mar 26, 2018

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The Robertson School of Media and Culture will co-host a delegation of five Tajik leaders who will spend April 13-18 in Richmond examining the American system of government, with an emphasis on accountable governance, as part of the Open World Program. The program enables emerging Eurasian political and civic leaders to work with their U.S. counterparts and experience American-style democracy at the local level.

At CreateAthon, VCU students provide free creative marketing and advertising services to Richmond-area nonprofits

Mar 14, 2018

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It is Friday morning and senior strategic advertising major Allison Fitzgerald and her teammates have been working for 24 hours straight. Their task? Overhaul the logo and brand identity of St. John’s Church Foundation, which preserves and oversees the historic property at which Patrick Henry delivered his “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech in 1775 that led to the American Revolution.

At the Richmond Symphony, VCU students will offer tonight’s audience an inside look

Mar 9, 2018

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At Friday night’s performance of the Richmond Symphony, a team of Virginia Commonwealth University student volunteers will be manning an array of cameras stationed on stage that will feed live video to an LED wall, providing the audience with a rare glimpse of what it’s like to be amid an orchestra as it performs.

Students win ‘Black History in the Making’ Awards

Mar 2, 2018

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Three Robertson School of Media and Culture undergraduate students have received Virginia Commonwealth University’s “Black History in the Making” Award for 2018.

Seven to be inducted into Virginia Communications Hall of Fame

Jan 31, 2018

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The Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture at Virginia Commonwealth University will induct seven distinguished communications professionals into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony on March 29 at the Altria Theater.

Expert to discuss new approaches to social media

Jan 30, 2018

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Dr. Itai Himelboim will speak about a new approach to understanding social media on February 7 at 2:00 p.m. in room 308 of Hibbs Hall on VCU’s Monroe Park campus.

Seven Students Win Awards During Fall 2017 Commencement

Jan 12, 2018

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Seven student award winners were among the 134 graduates at the VCU Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture’s fall 2017 commencement ceremony Dec. 8 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

Versaw Named Journalism Faculty Award Winner

Jan 12, 2018

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Nicholas Versaw (B.S. ‘17/MC) was named winner of the Faculty Award for Fall 2017 by the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture journalism faculty at the commencement ceremony Dec. 8 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.