Constance Relihan to become new dean of the University College
Constance Relihan, a dean and professor at Auburn University, will take over the head position at the University College in July, VCU announced last week. As dean of the University College, her long list of responsibilities will include being the supervisor of the department’s faculty and acting as an advisor for its students. Shelli Fowler […]
VCU’s Expansive Footprint in the Richmond Community
Entering the design phase of the new Master Plan “ONE VCU”, the university is outlining the future of its impending physical impact on the city. “Now we’re actually starting to look at ‘okay, here are programs that need space, and here are areas of the campus that are underdeveloped or could be redeveloped,’” Eastman said. […]
SGA election results certified
Rigged. That was how Cameron Luster, a candidate for Student Government Association undergraduate vice president, described the recent election for next year’s officers. “I shouldn’t be penalized for somebody else breaking the rules,” he said. “If I deserve to be vice president, then I deserve to be vice president. If somebody broke the rules and […]
“Show me what democracy looks like!”: Richmond high school students lead march for gun control
Some thousand people — mostly in high school — descended upon Brown’s Island and walked to the Capitol last Friday to show their support for increased gun control measures. The event was coordinated by Douglas S. Freeman High School senior Maxwell Nardi, who is also the leader of NeverAgain Virginia, an organization fighting for gun […]
Information session answers questions surrounding tuition hike
The Student Government Association and Board of Visitors’ student representatives answered questions about the proposed 6.4 percent tuition and fees increase Wednesday. According to the VCU budget website, the budget redesign initiative began in 2014, the proposed budget is currently being observed in parallel to the current budget and full implementation of the new budget […]
A student organized a panel discussion on Virginia’s gerrymandering problem
Virginia is one of the worst gerrymandered states in the country, according to One Virginia 2021, a coalition dedicated to fair, non-partisan redistricting. Gerrymandering is used by both Democrats and Republicans to increase their chance of re-election in their district. More than 100 students and faculty attended an event on gerrymandering April 12, organized and […]
Richmond’s New Art Gallery Raises ‘Important but Difficult Topics’
With an inaugural exhibit that challenges the city’s Confederate history and racial divide, VCU will open its Institute for Contemporary Art next week, and it’s generating excitement not only in Richmond but also in national and international art communities. The 41,000-square-feet Markel Center, where the ICA is housed, cost $41 million and sits at the […]
VCU professors join elite bioengineering institute
Three professors were inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) at a formal ceremony on April 9. Those chosen are recognized for their contributions in teaching, research and innovation in the field. Dr. Gregory Buck of the VCU School of Medicine and Lukasz Kurgan and Frank Gupton of the School of […]
Students for Equal Adjunct Pay plan demonstration against the proposed tuition hike
Students for Equal Adjunct Pay are planning a demonstration in response to reports that VCU is considering raising next year’s tuition by up to 8 percent. “What we need is numbers. There’s strength in numbers,” said Eric Eckhart, a member of the club. “If we can get more people behind us it’s less likely the […]
VCU Health to sponsor new GRTC rapid transit bus line
The two largest health systems in central Virginia are partnering to sponsor Richmond’s forthcoming rapid transit bus line. The Bon Secours and VCU Health systems secured joint sponsorship rights of GRTC Pulse, the high-capacity rapid transit line which will debut this summer, in a deal which will earn the city-owned transit company $6.4 million over […]