Virginia college students reflect on COVID-19 anniversary
Anya Sczerzenie, Capital News Service Shayla McCartney remembers where she was when the pandemic closed her university. “It was spring break,” said McCartney, a junior at VCU. “I was at home with my mom, we were marathoning ‘Gilmore Girls.’ We got the email that said ‘don’t come back.’” McCartney said she was upset at the […]
College of Engineering to offer computer science doctorate program
Dylan Seay, Contributing Writer The College of Engineering will enroll the first cohort of students in its new computer science doctorate program beginning this fall, according to a university release. Krzysztof Cios, a VCU professor and chair of the university’s computer science department, worked with school faculty to establish the program, which was submitted for […]
Uncertainties cloud COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer A tentative COVID-19 vaccination plan is taking shape in the Virginia Department of Health, but it is still unknown how VCU fits into the plan for a coronavirus vaccine that could be months away. Gonzalo Bearman, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at VCU, said that a vaccine for […]
Cheaper online degrees: “a lofty goal”
Virginia is considering using online degree programs as a means of potentially making higher education more affordable and convenient, despite experts’ claims that effective implementation will be difficult to achieve.
SCHEV makes student aid a priority
For the first time, student financial aid has been recommended as a budget priority in Virginia by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia.