PHOTOS: Faces, voices of Richmond’s two ‘No Kings’ protests
Burke Loftus, Staff Photographer Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor ‘Freedom Fest’ at Monroe Park Rally and march at Kanawha Plaza
In Richmond, competing ‘No Kings’ protests reveal divided leadership, complicated movement
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Richmond had not one, but two anti-Trump protests on Saturday, as ideological and strategic disagreements between organizers led them to hold separate demonstrations. In downtown Kanawha Plaza, 50501 Virginia held a diverse rally alongside a coalition of progressive community organizers that turned into a march through some of the city’s busiest […]
VCU Qatar goes remote after Iran threatens to strike college campuses
Heciel Nieves Bonilla, News Editor Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor VCUarts Qatar has closed its campus in Doha and moved classes fully online after Iran threatened to strike American college campuses in the Middle East on Sunday. “Amid the ongoing regional situation the university has moved to remote operations and public access to its premises are […]
Spanberger names three new members to VCU Board of Visitors
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced three appointments to the VCU Board of Visitors on Wednesday. The new members will fill the vacancies in the university’s highest governing body created by Democratic lawmakers when they removed three members in February. The appointees are lobbyist and VCU alum Heidi Schlicher Cook, Towne Bank president […]
VCU Qatar students shelter, classes moved online following Iranian missile strikes
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Students at the VCUarts Qatar campus have been taking shelter indoors since Saturday as Iran launches missiles at Doha, causing explosions in the gulf nation’s capital. There are no reported injuries among students, faculty or staff, according to VCU spokesperson Michael Porter. The strikes — which came after a coordinated attack […]
ARCHIVES: AFAM students had to fight for their major
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor While many VCU students enjoy being African-American studies majors in 2026, it took decades of protest and advocacy by some of the most outspoken voices on campus to achieve such a status. Early days VCU became VCU when Richmond Professional Institute merged with the Medical College of Virginia in 1968 — […]
Democrats remove three VCU Board of Visitors members
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor The Democrat-majority Virginia General Assembly voted last week to remove three members from VCU’s Board of Visitors — the school’s highest governing body. Among the removed members were the final appointees of former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin: real estate developer Lara Tyler Chambers and tech employment firm founder Lori Jennings. Also […]
‘We need to be more connected’ Rao says in university address
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor VCU President Michael Rao emphasized the need for interdisciplinary activities at VCU moving forward during his annual State of the University address on Thursday. Rao — who is entering his 17th year as the VCU’s fifth president — flaunted notable stats showing VCU and VCU Health’s growth in research and substantial […]
Students, faculty express concerns over icy walkways as VCU returns in-person
Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Faculty from at least ten different VCU schools and departments cancelled class or moved to virtual learning on Thursday as the university reopened after a major snowstorm covered Richmond’s streets in ice. VCU encouraged students to travel back to their hometowns ahead of the weekend snowstorm, and then asked them to […]
VCU Health employee fired over viral ‘sabotage tactics’ against ICE agents
Andrew Kerley, Executive editor A VCU Health employee was let go from her job on Tuesday after videos in which she described ways to deliberately harm Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents went viral off of reposts from right-wing influencers and state lawmakers. “For today’s resistance tip, I vote, anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak […]