Iris Harrell and wife Ann Benson are creating the scholarship to support students who often face additional challenges beyond paying for college.

Nicholas Thomason, one of four VCU students and recent graduates who will study abroad this year with support from the scholarship, will travel to Jaipur, India, to study Hindi.

Virginia Commonwealth University has raised $613.5 million toward its $750 million goal in the Make It Real Campaign for VCU, the university announced today.

Alexandria Ritchie, a 2018 biomedical engineering graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, is one of 10 OZY Genius Award winners selected nationally for her idea to develop a pressure-sensing epidural needle device.

Cydni Gordon was a triple major at Virginia Commonwealth University, studying psychology, mass communications and African American Studies. Now she is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, conducting research on antipsychotic and antidepressant medication as part of a Fulbright scholarship.

Michele Young-Stone’s “Lost in the Beehive” focuses on finding the courage to be who you were born to be.

When Shawn Joshi was 14, his brother suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Joshi was able to find technological solutions for the family’s day-to-day life, and has carried that idea with him to this day.

Actor and VCU athletics hall of famer Boris Kodjoe challenged graduates to face their fear of failure and step out on faith at Virginia Commonwealth University’s spring commencement ceremony Saturday at the Richmond Coliseum.