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VCU continues provost search, announces second interim provost

VCU announced on Wednesday the search for VCU’s second-in-command and chief academic officer will continue past interim Provost Beverly Warren’s planned departure.
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GRTC toma el siguiente paso hacia su nueva estación de transferencia

La agencia local de transito, Greater Richmond Transit Company, y la Ciudad de Richmond han oficialmente empezado su búsqueda ...
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VCU committee recommends removal of Confederacy-affiliated chapel, building names, memorabilia

VCU’s Committee on Commemoration and Memorials is recommending the removal or de-commemoration of 14 plaques, building names, portraits and other memorabilia associated with the Confederacy and the ...
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Richmond Vampire: Cemetery houses urban legend born from historic tragedy

Rumors of a vampire lurking in the shadows of Hollywood Cemetery have circulated since the 1920s. The mythical figure is described by locals as a ghastly creature — dripping blood and flesh — who ...
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University faces dramatic increase in academic misconduct over the pandemic

VCU experienced a dramatic increase in the number of academic misconducts reported during the 2020-21 academic year, according to an NPR article. Director of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity ...
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VCU plans to turn Grace Street into a campus “main street”: What could that look like?

VCU wants to turn West Grace Street into a campus “main street,” according to the ONE VCU Master Plan, the document guiding VCU’s physical development for the next decade. The ONE VCU Master Plan was ...
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VCU ‘quietly’ converts Honors College building into COVID-19 isolation unit

VCU will convert three floors of a building that houses classrooms and workspaces into an isolation space for students who test positive for COVID-19, according to a university spokesperson. The ...
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The oppressive roots of hair relaxer

In Kroger supermarket, right now, on Broad and Lombardy streets, there is a display in the main aisle for Black History Month. How politically/culturally conscious ...
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AAVE is not your internet slang. It is Black culture.

I’ve never been quite sure how I should feel when I hear that. Am I supposed to be honored or offended? I am articulate. I speak eloquently with minimal pauses and stutters. I formulate ...
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Car-centric cities keep Americans lonely

I am originally from Westchester County in New York, so it has been ingrained in me to know how to drive well. I can parallel park in one go, merge onto a busy street in the city and get across three ...
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VCU altered scholarship for descendants of enslaved people following Trump’s DEI cuts

VCU adjusted the scope of a scholarship program intended to benefit students descended from enslaved people in order to comply with President Donald Trump’s orders to end Diversity, Equity and ...