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VCU ranked among top 100 public universities, recognized as a ‘best value’ by U.S. News & World Report

Sept. 22, 2026

Collectively, VCU now ranks among the top 50 in 23 categories across graduate programs, online programs and undergraduate programs.

From the complicated to the mundane, VCU’s academic advisors, such as Jennifer Clayton, an advisor within the Department of Political Science, are happy to assist. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

‘Reach out’: VCU academic advisors offer their best advice for a successful college journey

Sept. 21, 2026

From questions about scheduling to stopping a crisis in its tracks, advisors Jennifer Clayton and Samantha DeShazo say they’re here to help.

VCU’s Catherine Wall surveyed transgender and gender-diverse adults throughout the United States to assess the psychological distress caused by anti-transgender legislation. (Getty Images)

Anti-transgender legislation causes psychological distress even in states with trans-friendly laws, according to VCU research

Sept. 18, 2026

Transgender study participants viewed the more than 2,000 laws proposed in the U.S. since 2020 ‘as an existential threat’ to their lives and the lives of other transgender people.

VCU researchers Qingguo Xu, Michael Kiefer, Priscilla Hwang and Amy Rector took part in the 14th annual Rally for Medical Research on Thursday. (Photo contributed by Denver Supinger, VCU Office of Government Relations)

VCU researchers join national call for NIH funding

Sept. 18, 2026

The annual Rally for Medical Research urges Congress to support biomedical innovation and the STEM workforce.

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VCU Launches the Baldacci Institute for Civil Discourse

Sept. 17, 2026

VCU has launched the Baldacci Institute for Civil Discourse, supported by a $13 million gift from Michelle and David Baldacci, to foster respectful nonpartisan dialogue and civic engagement across political differences in Virginia.

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VCU to screen true-crime documentary ‘Baby Doe’ with filmmaker

Sept. 16, 2026

Jessica Earnshaw will join College of Humanities and Sciences faculty for a panel after the Sept. 16 viewing in the Commons theater.

Leslie Brown, who served as VCU’s budget director, has made gifts to support the Open and Affordable Course Content Initiative, which she views as one of the most powerful ways to invest in VCU. (Photo by Kirk Nawrotzky, Office of Development and Alumni Relations)

VCU Libraries donor supports ‘multiplier effect’ of affordable course content

Sept. 16, 2026

Former VCU staff member Leslie Brown aims to improve textbook costs for students through the magic of a library program that has saved more than $15 million in course material costs since 2017.

VCU to screen true-crime documentary ‘Baby Doe’ with filmmaker

Sept. 15, 2026

Jessica Earnshaw will join College of Humanities and Sciences faculty for a panel after the Sept. 16 viewing in the Commons theater.

Ben Rekosh has thrived as a storyteller in sports media, including during recent summers with the Charlottesville Tom Sox of the Valley Baseball League. (Contributed image)

When the game changed, Ben Rekosh found a new way to stay in it

Sept. 15, 2026

Supported by VCU's Internship Funding Program, the VCU mass communications student told the stories behind the Charlottesville Tom Sox this summer while preparing for a career in sports media.

Gregory Donovan was a founding faculty member of VCU’s creative writing program, which was established the year he arrived on campus. (Photo by Michele Poulos)

Gregory Donovan retires after four decades of inspiring students and helping to shape VCU’s creative writing program

Sept. 14, 2026

Donovan, the author of two poetry collections, was one of the forces behind online journal Blackbird and ‘a passionate and committed teacher’ during his tenure.