Rao addresses “relevance” during State of the University
VCU’s “relevance” as an institution was the theme of President Michael Rao’s annual State of the University address on Jan. 28. Rao, now in his seventh year in office, cited a poll by the Pew Research Center which indicates fewer than half of Americans believe attending college is the best way to succeed, while in […]
Students drowning in debt across Virginia
While a partisan stalemate over Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-15 trickled along in Richmond this spring, a much more straightforward trend washed over the whole state of Virginia: tuition and fees for state-sponsored institutions increased across the board.
Scholarships aside, should schools pay student-athletes?
It’s the time of year when you hear about the sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars schools make from the NCAA tournament, thanks to student-athletes.