VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Virginia universities drop DEI requirements after scrutiny from Gov. Youngkin

Two Virginia universities have scrapped plans to require undergraduate students to take courses related to diversit…

By Adam Sabes
May 14, 2024

VCU students walk-out of commencement during Glenn Youngkin speech

Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their own graduation ceremony Saturday when Governor Glenn …

By Adam Sabes
May 13, 2024

Gov. Youngkin to speak at VCU commencement

‘We appreciate Governor Youngkin’s commitment to growing Virginia’s workforce and its connection with higher educat…

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 12, 2024

Youngkin to investigate woke DEI requirements at VCU, GMU

The Virginia governor's office is scrutinizing DEI mandates at Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason Un…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 19, 2024

Top American universities have campuses in Qatar, the nation playing host to Hamas leadership

Qatar, which currently houses Hamas’ former leader, has been the largest Arab donor of American universities for de…

By William Biagini '24
Nov 6, 2023

University suddenly delays 'racial literacy' courses

Last month, the school announced it did not possess the ability to accommodate all students who needed to enroll in…

By Lena Branch '24
Aug 15, 2023

Assistant Professor awarded $450K grant for 'Sexploration Project'

The head of research identifies as a 'white, neuroqueer, trans, cripple punk, sociologically-trained activist schol…

By Margaret Kolesar '24
Aug 29, 2022

Only VA's most elite university defies Youngkin on tuition freeze

Earlier this year, Glenn Youngkin requested that the commonwealth's public universities reverse their planned tuiti…

By Alexa Schwerha and Jared Gould
Jul 12, 2022

Youngkin tells VA universities to cancel tuition increases amid record inflation

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is calling on the commonwealth's college and university presidents to reverse tuit…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jun 24, 2022

Campus Profile: Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university under the auspices of the State Council of Higher Education…

By Gabrielle Dankanich '23
Aug 25, 2021

Athletes' privilege: Virginia colleges bend COVID-19 rules for March Madness players

Student-athletes in Virginia are being granted special treatment when it comes to COVID-19 quarantine periods.

By Dion J. Pierre
Mar 19, 2021

Confederate statue vandalized amid nationwide riots

A statue of a confederate leader near Virginia Commonwealth University was a recent target of monument destruction …

By Maria Copeland
Jun 10, 2020

Prof cleared of 'racist' behavior banned from campus a YEAR after investigation

Professor Javier Tapia was accused of racially profiling a fellow faculty member.

By Jonathan McCormick
Jun 8, 2020

Prof asks teachers to combat ‘whiteness’ in art education as form of ‘reparation’

She equates the “normalization of whiteness” in art education to violence.

By Caroline Wharton
Nov 23, 2019

Schools shelling out tens, maybe HUNDREDS of thousands for LGBT staff

While the school is willing to pay up to $41,000 for the role, another university is willing to fork up more than d…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Apr 24, 2019

Colleges nationwide celebrate gay graduates with special graduation honor cords

Many colleges and universities honored gay graduates with rainbow or lavender colored graduation cords.

By Kat Timpf
Jun 12, 2014