Students weigh in on ADA discussion
Students and staff raised questions on the details of the Americans with Disabilities Act with the leaders of VCU’s Division of Inclusive Excellence on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Month: October 2013
Officials demand university action following racial profiling discussion
Students and staff called for action against potential racial profiling during a panel discussion hosted by the Black Education Student Association on Monday, Oct. 28. VCU Police chief John Venuti and others presented topics and answered questions by students about the potential for racial profiling around campus.
Natural hair movement growing at VCU
A growing number of African American women, as well as other ethnic groups, are ditching the relaxers and chemical processes and opting to embrace their ethnic “roots.”
South African students to visit for jazz performance
VCU students will partner with students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, one of VCU’s sister universities, for a jazz performance at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall of the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts, fusing elements of American and South African jazz.
By the numbers: Shaka’s contract extension
Hours after the VCU men’s basketball team was ranked 15th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, VCU Athletics announced an agreement to extend head coach Shaka Smart’s contract through the 2028 season.