Robertson School Statement

Jun 30, 2018

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We, the faculty and staff of the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, extend our sincere condolences to the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, where five staff members were killed by a gunman Thursday.

PR professors honored with international research awards

Jun 27, 2018

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Two Robertson School professors received prestigious awards at an international research conference in Europe this summer.

Robertson School, overseas universities discuss partnerships

Jun 18, 2018

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Leadership from VCU and the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture recently met with representatives from two overseas universities to discuss collaborations and partnerships.

Two Robertson students announced as 2018 Governor’s Fellows

Jun 13, 2018

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Two undergraduate students from the VCU Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture have been named part of the 2018 Virginia Governor’s Fellows Program.

Robertson Ad profs win $20K grant for fall marathon project

Jun 13, 2018

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Two advertising faculty members in the VCU Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture and a VCU Brandcenter staff member won a $20,000 grant to run a marathon consulting session with student teams in Fall 2018.

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 journalism students win Hearst, VPA, SPJ awards

Apr 15, 2018

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Several journalism students in the VCU Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture won awards in three different competitions for their work published in 2017.

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.