Alum and Donor News

The film “Unity: Cocacoeske’s Dilemma,” which shifts between 1677 and the modern-day descendants of tribes of Tsenacommacah, includes VCU alum and instructor Christina Davis among its performers.

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival has VCU spirit in front of and behind the camera

Nov. 25, 2024

Instructor and alum Christina Davis has a prominent role in one film, and the Humanities Research Center co-sponsored the spotlight on Indigenous stories.

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A year-end review of students and alums who earned prestigious scholarships through the National Scholarship Office

Nov. 11, 2024

Recipients represent a variety of fields and backgrounds, and their scholarships will provide invaluable opportunities to deepen their studies, gain new perspectives and grow in their fields.

VCU to celebrate 14 notable alumni at biennial Alumni Stars event

Oct. 28, 2024

Honorees will be recognized at a Nov. 15 event at the Science Museum of Virginia.

From left: Sesha Joi Moon, Chuck Richardson, Shawn Utsey, Stephanie Rizzi and Christopher Brooks during the recent “Restoration and DEI: Where are We Now?” panel discussion at VCU. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Panelists assess historical shadows and modern perspectives on DEI and restorative justice

Oct. 22, 2024

The discussion, offered by VCU’s Project Gabriel and Common Book program, highlights personal connections and broad-based insights.

A dream two decades in the making: VCU alum Alysha Morgan is ready for her Broadway debut. (Photo by Ted Ely)

With Broadway debut, VCU alum Alysha Morgan is dancing into a childhood dream

Oct. 18, 2024

The 2016 graduate is part of the cast bringing ‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ to the world-renowned theater district.

Moira Neve, a VCU graduate student in English, said their current research project has helped them develop a more complicated understanding of time and history. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Moira Neve studies visions of a queer utopia as described in an early 20th-century journal

Oct. 9, 2024

Neve said, 'I love the feeling of being in my own niche corner of this larger literary tradition, sifting through the archives only to arrive at new surprises every day.'

Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D., superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools, is among this year’s honorees of the VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 Awards. (Contributed photo)

Nationally recognized school superintendent among VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 Award recipients

Sept. 27, 2024

Distinguished graduates from throughout the university, including School of Education graduate Melanie Kay-Wyatt, will be recognized at a private ceremony Oct. 19.

Harper Reed (center) participated in the Summer Community Public Health program in Botswana this summer. (Contributed photo)

To prepare for graduate studies in public health, Harper Reed seized a study abroad opportunity

Sept. 27, 2024

The recent VCU graduate spent the summer exploring public health in Botswana.

VCU alum Anna Carter digitally scans the last Genuine Smithfield Ham during a trip to the Isle of Wight County Museum. (Photo provided by Bernard Means)

Nothing ham-handed about this project: VCU helps digitally preserve the last Genuine Smithfield Ham

Sept. 17, 2024

Bernard Means of the Virtual Curation Laboratory and his summer field school students hit the road to scan a serious – and slippery – hunk of Virginia history.

Brad Bakken working with patient on a treadmill at pauley heart center

After being diagnosed with a heart condition, KHS alum discovered how he can help others heal

Aug. 14, 2024

Brad Bakken now works as a clinical exercise physiologist at VCU Health Pauley Heart Center.