Muralists imprint RVA for fourth year
South Park characters, exploding heads and spray paint are just a few of the new additions marking the conclusion of last month’s fourth annual Richmond Mural Project.
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VCU removes ban on Iranians from certain grad programs
A policy banning Iranian citizen’s admission into the graduate fields of mechanical and nuclear engineering or programs containing nuclear content was installed by Virginia Commonwealth University and then briskly retracted upon criticism from the National Iranian American Council last month.
Life Sciences founder passes away, leaves impressive legacy
Thomas Huff, vice provost for life sciences and research at Virginia Commonwealth University, died of natural causes at the age of 62 on Jan. 31.
New state budget alleviates deep funding cuts toward Virgina colleges, universities
The Virginia General Assembly passed measures on Feb. 26 that partially alleviate the deep funding cuts Virginia’s institutions of higher education suffered in fiscal year 2014, as well as allocating pay increases for college faculty, teachers and state employees.
Issues concerning college cost can be fixed, Bobby Scott says
Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) of the 3rd congressional district spoke to students last Monday urging the younger generation present to vote and expressing his views about prioritizing the future of higher education.