Alum and Donor News

Hiba, Habeebah and Hisham Vohra (left to right), are all attending the School of Medicine at the same time. (Photo by Arda Athman, School of Medicine)

Three siblings are chasing their dreams – and supporting each other – as students in the VCU School of Medicine

April 19, 2024

Inspired by their family past, Hiba, Habeebah and Hisham Vohra feel fortunate to overlap as students at VCU and are growing closer while they pursue medical degrees.

During a visit to campus, VCU alum Aaron Gilchrist, White House correspondent for NBC Universal, detailed the rewarding, unpredictable work of being a journalist. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU alum and NBC White House correspondent Aaron Gilchrist shares insight with students

March 22, 2024

Returning to campus for a Q&A, the 2003 mass communications graduate touches on the ongoing value of journalism and its engaging mix of stress and fun.

VCU alum Nathan Vernon Madison is a scholar of both comic book history and Virginia’s economic and industrial past. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

With expertise ranging from comics to economics, VCU alum earns honor from History Department

March 1, 2024

Nathan Vernon Madison, who has explored expansive interests, is the author of several books and has worked on documentary films.

Author and VCU alum Jeffrey Blount visited Cabell Library to discuss his new novel, “Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way.” (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU alum Jeffrey Blount shares the inspiration for his new novel – and a life lesson that still resonates

Feb. 29, 2024

Author and 1981 graduate highlights panel discussion about creativity, redemption and the power of connection.

Janel St. John

Meet Janel St. John: B.S. in Mass Communication (’96)

Feb. 27, 2024

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black alumni business owners. Meet the many grads of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences that have tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit.

Adrienne Randle

Meet Adrienne Randle (B.S. ’13): Addie Rawr

Feb. 23, 2024

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black alumni business owners. Meet the many grads of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences that have tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit.

Jasmine Kent

Meet Jasmine L. Kent (B.S. ’13): Jasmine LaVerne & Co

Feb. 21, 2024

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black alumni business owners. Meet the many grads of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences that have tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit.

Avery Jones

Meet Avery Jones (B.S. ’12): AblazePR

Feb. 16, 2024

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black alumni business owners. Meet the many grads of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences that have tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit.

Christine Haines Greenberg

Meet Christine Haines Greenberg (B.S. ’09): Urban Set Bride and Hive Wedding Co.

Feb. 13, 2024

For Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on Black alumni business owners. Meet the many grads of VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences that have tapped into their entrepreneurial spirit.

Jacob Helt and Kimberley Neal-Helt caught each other’s eye at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus. (Tom Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Ram romances: Their first (and second) impressions were way off, but Kimberley Neal-Helt and Jacob Helt found their way to happy ‘havoc’

Feb. 13, 2024

VCU alums from 2015 and 2016 overcame mixed messages – and a rocky first date – and eventually tied the knot where they met.