Alum and Donor News
Alum spotlight: Young named to VCU's Top 10 Under 10
Oct. 6, 2021
Deonte Young (B.A. '11/H&S; M.Ed.'13/E) is co-founder of Alchemy InCoaching and education administrator for Fairfax County Public Schools.
Alum spotlight: Van Tongeren named to VCU's Top 10 Under 10
Oct. 6, 2021
Daryl Van Tongeren, Ph.D., ('11/H&S) is an author and associate professor of psychology at Hope College.
Alumni Biz Spotlight: Studio 4 Dance
Sep 20, 2021
Alumna Deandra Clarke (B.S.’02/H&S) started dancing at VCU. A non traditional student of the art form, she found herself in love with the opportunity to try something new. As a radio broadcasting major she learned the skills necessary to become a professional in LA and then start her own Agency and Studio back in Richmond.
Alum couple creates fund for student emergency relief
Aug 18, 2021
In May 2019, Dabney (B.S. '75/H&S) and Joe Cortina (B.F.A. ‘76/A) founded the College of Humanities and Sciences Student Emergency Fund, aimed at resolving small financial hurdles for students within a semester of graduation.
New scholarship will support students and honor a longtime LGBTQIA+ champion
June 23, 2021
The Dorothy Fillmore Scholarship will help VCU students actively engaged with the LGBTQIA+ community who face housing instability, food insecurity, tuition issues or other financial hurdles.
Enjoli and Sesha Joi Moon’s JXN Project is an effort to tell Black Richmond stories ‘truthfully and completely’
June 16, 2021
Their work, which celebrates 150 years of history in Jackson Ward, is capturing the neighborhood's pivotal role in the evolution of the Black American experience.
In memoriam: Philanthropist and alum Dorothy Pauley. She ‘carried an air of happiness everywhere she went.’
May 24, 2021
The longtime university benefactor was the namesake — along with her husband, Stan — of VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and also helped lay the foundation for the VCU College of Engineering.
Class of 2021: Problem solver Carlos David Jimenez Morales wants to make an impact on health care
May 5, 2021
Later this month, he will become the first graduate of VCU’s Graduate Certificate in Health Care Innovation program.
Alum spotlight: Gabby Beckford (B.S.’17/H&S) shares her best secret travel tips
May 4, 2021
Beckford is the author of the blog Packs Light, which provides resources, information and tips for aspiring travelers.
‘It takes a village to succeed’: Student earns national scholarship to finish her Ph.D.
April 30, 2021
Josly Pierre-Louis’ parents immigrated to America from Haiti. Their daughter, a VCU grad, is the rising tide for all boats when it comes to her success in chemistry and health research.