Alum and Donor News
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
After a bold introduction, Shawn Meredith found his niche in U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s office
Aug. 14, 2024
The 2016 graduate from the Robertson School is a go-to guy in constituent affairs.
Meet-a-Ram: Alum Karl Rhodes tells the gripping story of a relative’s role in the underground railroad
June 24, 2024
The former journalist’s novel, 'Peggy’s War,' is a deeply researched account of Peggy Rhodes, who concealed Southerners who refused to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Study abroad inspired VCU alums to pursue global careers
May 31, 2024
Now far from campus, Calvin Watson and Aisha Kamara built on their academic experiences to embrace international opportunities.
VCU alum Avanti Yamamoto, who pivoted from medicine to math, is Virginia’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
May 30, 2024
The 2012 graduate credits professor Craig Larson for pointing her toward her public education career in the Richmond area.
Five recent VCU graduates receive Fulbright awards for the 2024-25 academic year
May 20, 2024
In earning one the country’s top academic honors, they push VCU’s total to near 100 since establishment of its National Scholarship Office.