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The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot remove Donald Trump from this year’s presidential ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. (Getty Images)

What does the Supreme Court’s latest ruling mean for the 2024 presidential election and beyond? VCU analyst offers insight

March 4, 2024

Political science professor John Aughenbaugh frames the details and ramifications.

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.

Ahead of – and after – Super Tuesday, VCU political science experts offer insight into presidential race

Feb. 28, 2024

They highlight aspects of Biden-Trump battle to watch in Virginia and elsewhere on March 5, and ‘Civil Discourse’ forum a week later will provide more context.

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.

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.

Cristina Stanciu, Ph.D., director of the Humanities Research Center at VCU, will serve a four-year term on the advisory board of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes. (File photo)

Cristina Stanciu, director of VCU’s Humanities Research Center, elected to advisory board of global consortium

Feb. 23, 2024

She will provide intellectual leadership and nurture collaboration tied to prominent issues of public concern.

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.

Cecelia Valrie, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, received the Award for Interdisciplinary Collaboration from the NIH’s HEAL Initiative. (Contributed photo)

VCU psychology professor wins NIH award for research into pediatric pain management

Feb. 20, 2024

Cecelia Valrie’s latest interdisciplinary work aims to help young patients with sickle cell disease.

Michael Dickinson, Ph.D., a professor in VCU’s Department of History, will discuss his book, “Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic, 1680-1807,” on Feb. 24 at St. John’s Church. (Contributed photo)

In Feb. 24 address, VCU history professor will highlight early America’s urban slavery in human terms

Feb. 19, 2024

Drawing from narratives of the enslaved and his book ‘Almost Dead,’ Michael Dickinson will discuss resistance, survival and modern legacies.