Jeffrey Blount honored as VCU Alumni Star

Nov 12, 2019

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Robertson School alumnus Jeffrey Blount was honored as a VCU Alumni Star at an alumni dinner at the Science Museum of Virginia on Thursday. The event, which celebrated its 30th anniversary, honored 16 outstanding alumni of the university.

PRSSA chapter hosts Leadership Summit

Nov 11, 2019

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The Public Relations Student Society of America at Virginia Commonwealth University hosted the Central Virginia Leadership Summit on Oct. 30.

Alumna works with refugees in Jordan

Nov 11, 2019

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The Robertson School is fortunate to have alumni like Samra Khawaja who are doing incredible work across the world.

Students build bridges, break down walls in international class

Nov 11, 2019

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Students at the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture have a variety of classes to take this semester, including International Media Coverage: The Middle East taught by professor Mariam Alkazemi and in partnership with Soliya's Connect Program.

Robertson School and Brandcenter co-host One Club Strategic Workshop

Nov 11, 2019

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The Robertson School and VCU Brandcenter made history when they co-hosted an event which brought the One Club for Creativity to RVA for the first time ever.

Capital News Service launches Election Day newsroom

Nov 11, 2019

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Tuesday, Nov. 5, was a significant day for Virginia with all 140 seats in the General Assembly up for reelection.

Election night coverage: Follow live blog by VCU Capital News Service

Nov 5, 2019

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Virginia voters were asked to go to the polls today and will be waiting tonight to see which party comes out on top. All 140 seats in the General Assembly in Virginia are up for reelection. Reporters from the VCU Capital News Service in the Robertson School of Media and Culture will provide updates in real time tonight on a live blog. The School's data journalism reporters will also aggregate the results in various ways.

Alumna Taya Jarman to serve as December graduation speaker

Nov 4, 2019

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Taya M. Jarman of the Virginia Department of Health will serve as the commencement speaker for the VCU Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture’s December graduation. Commencement will take place on Friday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. in Ballroom B21 (ABC) at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N 3rd St. The ceremony is open to the public and no tickets are needed.

Robertson School students win Best Documentary Film Award at Poe Festival

Oct 30, 2019

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Robertson School students Sean Boyce, Brian Maresco, and Kassidy Hammond won the Best Documentary Film Award at the Poe Film Festival last weekend. They produced their documentary in Dr. Bill Oglesby's broadcast journalism capstone class "The Documentary."

Dr. Alkazemi honored by International Studies Association

Oct 29, 2019

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Dr. Mariam Alkazemi, assistant professor in the Robertson School's public relations sequence, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Deborah “Misty” Gerner Grant for Professional Development (“Gerner Award”) by the Women’s Caucus of the International Studies Association.