Alum and Donor News
The Jenas give to honor VCU’s impact on their family
April 26, 2021
Tripti Jena, M.D., and Purusottam “Puru” Jena, Ph.D., credit much of their family’s well-being to the careers and community they found when they joined Virginia Commonwealth University in 1980.
VCU alum breaks into Richmond restaurant scene
Apr 19, 2021
Ashley Patino is founder of local bakery and pizza shop, Pizza Bones.
Alum spotlight: Correy Faciane (B.S.’16/H&S) creates an organization to helps others achieve their mission
Apr 16, 2021
Growing up in Northern Virginia, Correy Faciane (B.S.’16/H&S) volunteered with Eddie’s Club, a nonprofit recreational center that provided events and activities for disabled youth. He returned in 2013, on a trip home from Virginia Commonwealth University, and was disheartened by what he found.
Brewing up a partnership: Ryan Mitchell (B.S.’12/H&S), Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery celebrate National Beer Day with the “Don’t Start No Stuff” Hazy IPA
Apr 6, 2021
The craft beer industry has cultivated creative ways to give back to the community. For Mitchell, supporting his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, began when he opened Garden Grove Brewing and Urban Winery in Carytown in 2015.
What would Donna Reed do?
March 26, 2021
VCU graduate Annie Newton discusses “The Donna Reed Show” and how Reed, a celebrated actress, shaped feminism in the 1950s and 60s.
VCU alum receives Fulbright research award
March 4, 2021
Dylan Naitraj David travels to his homeland, Trinidad, to conduct cancer research.
VCU alum publishes research about a famous female aerialist
March 2, 2021
Aíne Norris is a writer and instructor of English and American literature.
VCU alum establishes the Reuben Farley Award for Teaching Innovation and Excellence
Feb. 25, 2021
This award is given to two faculty members, one tenure track faculty and one term faculty, in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
Ana Edwards is preserving Black history — and sharing it with others
Feb. 23, 2021
The VCU alumna and chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, will receive the VCU history department’s highest honor for graduate alumni March 18.
VCU alum's novel long-listed for the PEN/Faulkner Award
Feb. 17, 2021
Brian Castleberry's debut novel is "Nine Shiny Objects."