Alum and Donor News

Black History in the Making Award alum Jaz-munn Johnson

Black History in the Making Award alumni highlight: Catch up with 2017 Award Recipient, Jaz-Munn Johnson

Feb. 25, 2025

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black History in the Making Award recipients.

Black History in the Making Award alum Taylor Pattie

Black History in the Making Award alumni highlight: Catch up with 2019 Award Recipient, Taylor Pattie

Feb. 21, 2025

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black History in the Making Award recipients.

Black History in the Making Award alum Sasha Pierre-Louis

Black History in the Making Award alumni highlight: Catch up with 2020 award recipient, Sasha Pierre-Louis

Feb. 19, 2025

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black History in the Making Award recipients.

Aimee Selleck, a VCU alum and graduate student, serves as student employment manager in VCU Career Services. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Meet-a-Ram: Aimee Selleck makes a mark in, and beyond, VCU Career Services

Feb. 18, 2025

The student employment manager and alum is continuing her own education and service while helping students ‘earn while they learn.’

Black History in the Making Award alumni Fadel Allassan

Black History in the Making Award alumni highlight: Catch up with 2018 Award Recipient, Fadel Allassan

Feb. 17, 2025

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black History in the Making Award recipients.

Black History in the Making alumni Dr. Eloise Berry

Black History in the Making Award alumni highlight: Catch up with 1997 award recipient, Eloise Berry

Feb. 13, 2025

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black History in the Making Award recipients.

Tom Robbins and his wife, Alexa D'Avalon, visit James Branch Cabell Library in 2012. (VCU Libraries Gallery)

The legacy of the singular American writer Tom Robbins lives on at VCU

Feb. 12, 2025

The 1959 graduate died this week at age 92, but VCU Libraries is home to his papers, which capture the vibrant voice and irreverent spirit reflected in ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues’ and other works.

Paige Dossett and Samuel Dobbs, who married in 2016, met as students near VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. (Contributed photo)
Micah White, who is working toward his Ph.D. in counseling psychology, said, “I always try to approach my research by thinking about practicality, future impact and why anyone should care.” (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Micah White examines the intersection of social media and African American identity

Jan. 30, 2025

White, a VCU alum and counseling psychology Ph.D. student, is committed to conducting research that will make an impact beyond academia and benefit his community.

Lauren Moncayo, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is balancing her scientific education and passion for modeling (Photo by Arda Athman, School of Medicine)

From the lab to the runway: Ph.D. candidate finds confidence through research

Jan. 24, 2025

Graduate student Lauren Moncayo said pursuing a doctorate has made her reevaluate other goals she considered ‘out of reach,’ like becoming a model.