iCubed scholar Gendron honored with Distinguished Service award
Department of Gerontology Chair offering “What is Ageism?” seminar for IExcel Education on Sept. 7th Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Gerontology in the College of Health Professions, was presented with the Distinguished Service award at the 40th Faculty Convocation, held on August 30th. The award recognizes her substantial and ongoing contributions to […]
iCubed scholar’s interactive exhibition premieres at Arizona’s Sun Devil Stadium
(Paul Rucker speaks on KTAR News. See the full video here.) Paul Rucker’s “Banking While Black” highlights Black Wall Street stories Paul Rucker’s “Banking While Black” interactive art exhibit premiered at the Tempe, Arizona campus of Arizona State University on March 15, 2022. The project blends art and history to tell stories of the Black Wall […]
Little Ram Pantries project, launched via CEnR grant, expands to MCV Campus
The project is part of the iCubed Sustainable Food Access core Five Little Ram Pantries were installed on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus last fall as part of a pilot project to help address food insecurity among students. Now the project is being expanded, with two new Little Ram Pantries being added on the Monroe Park Campus and […]
Immersive dance performance “Hoptown” takes shape under iCubed scholar’s direction
MK Abadoo co-leads the iCubed Racial Equity, Arts and Culture core (Image courtesy of mkabadoo.com) MKArts, the dance company founded by MK Abadoo, started working in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, this month as the piece titled “Hoptown” begins to take shape. Dancers offered background on the piece and involved attendees in preview performances of the piece during […]
Q Collective presenting back-to-back events
The Queer Research and Advocacy Center, or Q Collective, will host author/scholar E. Patrick Johnson and convene the first Q Symposium with workshops, talks, presentations, and a film screening from March 28 to April 1 There is going to be a lot of conversation about Black queer love at VCU during the last week of […]
The Causes, Risks, and Solutions for LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness
Maurice Gattis, Ph.D., the Senior Advisor to the Queer Research and Advocacy Center (Q Collective) and an associate professor in the School of Social Work, recently detailed how LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in the rising population of people experiencing homelessness. His article on the news website SWHELPER goes beyond recounting the risks these youth face, […]