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English major Barbara Kornhauser will earn her bachelor’s degree this month. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2024: Barbara Kornhauser is a second-generation Ram in reverse

Dec. 3, 2024

A half-century after her initial foray into college, the English major will follow in her son’s footsteps with a degree from VCU.

Installation view of “Virginia & the Vietnam War” exhibit guest-curated by VCU history professor Emilie Raymond. (Photo provided by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

Museum exhibition curated by VCU’s Emilie Raymond presents multifaceted picture of Virginia and the Vietnam War era

Nov. 26, 2024

At the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, the history professor brings together narratives and objects that tell a wide-ranging story of veterans, families, refugees, activists and others.

The film “Unity: Cocacoeske’s Dilemma,” which shifts between 1677 and the modern-day descendants of tribes of Tsenacommacah, includes VCU alum and instructor Christina Davis among its performers.

Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival has VCU spirit in front of and behind the camera

Nov. 25, 2024

Instructor and alum Christina Davis has a prominent role in one film, and the Humanities Research Center co-sponsored the spotlight on Indigenous stories.

Kathleen Russo has twice studied abroad as a VCU student, including spending a semester in Argentina, where this photo was taken. (Contributed image)

Class of 2024: Nearby and far away, Kathleen Russo expands her horizons and commitment

Nov. 25, 2024

The biology graduate from Chesterfield embraces community service and study abroad ahead of medical school.

Massimo Bertino, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, is the first physicist to be named Innovator of the Year in the 17-year history of the award. (Photo: Karl Steinbrenner)

VCU Innovator of the Year is ‘proof of pathway’ to success for physicists

Nov. 22, 2024

Massimo F. Bertino is the first physicist to receive VCU’s highest honor for faculty researchers.

David Wojahn, pictured here in his VCU office, has written nine collections of poetry and three books of essays. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Like a fine poem, David Wojahn made a lasting impression

Nov. 21, 2024

The esteemed English professor and Pulitzer Prize finalist retires after two decades at VCU, where his words and warmth endure.

From turkey and stuffing to mashed potatoes and green beans, international students and scholars – joined by some peers from the United States – sampled holiday classics. (Photo by Amelia Heymann)

Students and scholars from across the globe come together for Thanksgiving dinner at VCU

Nov. 21, 2024

The annual gathering from the Global Education Office has become its own popular tradition on campus.

VCU professor Rebecca Gibson’s latest book is a translation – and a critique – of 1908 medical textbook “Le Corset.” (Photo provided by Rebecca Gibson)

In ‘The Bad Corset,’ VCU author Rebecca Gibson translates – and reframes – a medical text that goes beyond a woman’s waist

Nov. 19, 2024

Anthropology professor connects past and present to explore biases and misconceptions that still influence modern health care.

Christopher Brooks, Ph.D., (standing left), Naomi Hodge-Muse (seated) and Faye Z. Belgrave, Ph.D., chief diversity officer and vice president for inclusive excellence, at a recent event celebrating "Tales of Koehler Hollow," a book co-authored by Hodge-Muse and Brooks. (Photo by Mylia Wentworth)

Deep roots and perseverance highlight the Black experience in Appalachia, VCU professor and co-author share

Nov. 18, 2024

In a presentation tied to ‘Tales of Koehler Hollow,’ Christopher A. Brooks and Naomi Hodge-Muse trace a rich tradition in rural Virginia.

Gabriela León-Pérez poses with her Latino Virginia students and undergraduate research assistants. (Photo contributed by Gabriela León-Pérez)

Latino Virginia oral history project gives voice to stories that supplant stereotypes

Nov. 12, 2024

The collaboration from VCU professors Gabriela León-Pérez and Daniel Morales will form a public database documenting the state’s fastest-growing minority population.