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VCU recognized as a Diversity Champion for sixth straight year

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine ranks VCU in the top tier of 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award recipients.

Campus & community

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U.S. Department of Education awards $2.3 million to VCU’s RTR Teacher Residency

Arts & culture

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VCUarts alum Tony Cokes wins a prestigious ‘genius grant’ from the MacArthur Foundation

Student success

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‘The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky,’ by VCU student Josh Galarza, named National Book Award finalist

Events

VCU in the News

Campus & community

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cRam Session: The New Good Death

3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Amy Tudor, whose course brings life to dying – and how our practices and perspectives have evolved.

Research & discovery

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VCU receives $6 million from Department of Defense to study treatment for long-term concussion symptoms

Student success

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How I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailments

Research & discovery

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VCU’s Spit for Science, the largest genetic and environmental study of college students in the U.S., is expanding

University news

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VCU’s Center for Sport Leadership again ranked in top 10 worldwide – and No. 1 for alumni network

Arts & culture

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Meet-a-Ram: VCUarts alum Sophia Li brings style to storytelling about the climate

University news

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VCU rises to No. 69 in U.S News & World Report’s new ranking of the nation’s top public universities