The VCU School of Education got a million dollar gift
The School of Education got a $1.2 million grant to create a new faculty position focused on the effects of teaching practices on classrooms. The Anna Lou Schaberg Professorship of Practice in Education is the largest single donation in the school’s history, helping create its first distinguished professorship. “We want students to be prepared for […]
Virginia lawmakers address student privacy, tuition spikes in General Assembly
More than 300 education-related bills were introduced in the upcoming spring Virginia General Assembly session, covering topics spanning from privacy to tuition freezes. All education bills must go through the Education Committee in the House and the Education and Health Committee in the Senate before they head to the floor for a vote. Since bills […]
What did Betsy DeVos’ September Title IX announcement change? At VCU, nothing
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced last September the department would rescind Obama-era guidances on campus sexual assault. But at VCU, the rollbacks have had no ramifications and Title IX cases are tried just as they were under the previous administration. Back in September, VCU President Michael Rao responded to the department’s new guidelines on […]
“There is absolutely no way for me not to be involved”: VCU’s DACA recipients are fighting for all immigrants
A political disagreement on immigration reform ahead of a federal funding deadline has a group of VCU students on edge and lawmakers scrambling to reopen the government. The government shut down Saturday when lawmakers in Congress failed to reach an agreement on protection of a group of people brought to the United States […]
“We’re not going to sit back”: More than 1,000 attend women’s march in Richmond
Demonstrators took to the streets of Carytown on Saturday for the second annual Women’s March, recalling the demonstrations a year ago when hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington and cities around the world to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the GOP’s stance on issues such women’s rights and immigration. Hundreds of demonstrators […]
Virginians divided on removal of Confederate statues, poll finds
Virginians have mixed feelings on the removal of Confederate statues, according to a recent VCU poll. Responses, gathered from a sample of 788 adults, were split between keeping the statues in place or making some sort of change to them. The findings were part of the Wilder School’s Winter Public Policy Poll. Forty-nine percent were […]
After taking the oath of office, Ralph Northam struck a bipartisan tone in his first address
Ralph Northam was sworn in as Virginia’s 73rd governor at the State Capitol Saturday in a ceremony in which Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring also took the oath of office as Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General respectively. Northam promised bipartisan efforts in the 2018 General Assembly session in his Inaugural Address, despite Democrats winning […]
Man who held racist sign at VCU’s compass was arrested again later when he returned to campus
A man holding an inflammatory sign with a racist slur was arrested by the VCU Police Department after a crowd gathered around him outside Cabell Library this morning. Tyler W. Lloyd, 27, of North Chesterfield was arrested and charged with trespassing after police asked him to leave VCU and he refused, according to a police […]
VCU alumna Alexsis Rodgers talks politics, campaigns and being on Northam’s transition
Alexsis Rodgers, a 2013 VCU graduate, is on the transition committee for Gov.-elect Ralph Northam. After graduating with degrees in public relations and Spanish, Rodgers worked for a P.R. firm now called Padilla before joining Virginia 21, a non-profit millennial advocacy and activism organization in Virginia. From there she served as the lieutenant governor’s policy […]
A VCU class will give 10 offenders a second chance instead of jail time
Instead of serving jail time, 10 petty offenders will collaborate with VCU students in a new English 366 course. The class, which is called “Writing Your Way Out: A Criminal Justice Diversion Program” includes discussion of literature, various human rights issues and diverse experiences, all amid an atmosphere of sharing and support. The service-learning course […]