Alum and Donor News
VCU grad learns the art of the startup through DIY project
Nov. 9, 2022
Summer Lambert, who received a creative advertising degree at VCU, has a new business that holds classes designed to teach women a variety of life skills.
Through Fulbright, VCU alum applies data science to COVID outbreaks in the Philippines
Oct. 21, 2022
Chelsea Jones, who earned a Ph.D. in systems modeling and analysis from VCU, is spending nine months in the Philippines on a Fulbright student scholarship.
Read the October '22 alum newsletter
Oct. 12, 2022
Enjoy the latest articles about the research, achievements and successes of our students, faculty and alums. Feel the Ram pride!
Meet-a-Ram: Paul A. Henderson, an educator who wrote a book about perseverance
Oct. 3, 2022
Henderson, a former track and field athlete at VCU, strives to help students be the best versions of themselves.
VCU alum starts ‘dream job’ at the American Embassy of Mali
Sept. 14, 2022
Among her duties, Kadidia Macki Samake provides guidance for students planning to study in the U.S.
What best predicts violence in Richmond neighborhoods? Negligent landlords.
Sept. 13, 2022
A study by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers found that the tax delinquency of company-owned properties was the only variable that predicted violence in all but four of the city’s 148 neighborhoods.
VCU to celebrate 15 notable alumni at biennial Alumni Stars event
Sept. 7, 2022
Honorees will be recognized at a Sept. 29 ceremony at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Prestigious NIH grant sets up neuroscience Ph.D. student for continued success
Aug. 30, 2022
Martina Hernandez is the first VCU graduate student to receive a Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience Award, which will fund the remainder of her Ph.D. training and up to four years of postdoctoral research.
Alum Sesha Joi Moon ‘working with purpose and on purpose’ as leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at U.S. Capitol
Aug. 24, 2022
Moon, a two-time VCU graduate who this summer became the director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of Diversity and Inclusion, encourages students to have ‘equal parts patience and perseverance’ as they embark on their careers.
VCU graduate’s peace fellowship supports her commitment to human rights work
Aug. 18, 2022
Madeline Doane, who spent a semester in Argentina and hopes to return to work with migrants and Indigenous peoples, is completing a Spanish immersion program as a Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace.