English professor’s sound studies unearth forgotten musical histories of the African Atlantic
Mary Caton Lingold interprets Atlantic Africans’ musical performances in the 1600-1800s and what they might have meant to the people performing them.
iCubed Scholar Seeks Answers for How Racial and Ethnic Identities Form and Change
Chelsea Williams’ Research Seeks a Broader View on Intimate Questions of Identity You’ve checked a box under race/ethnicity on more applications – for college enrollment, car loans, and random surveys – than you could ever remember. But why did you select the box that you did? When did you first learn which one to pick? […]
From Two-Spirits to Long Man, Smithers brings contemporary understanding to indigenous heritage
The professor of history works to provide “intellectual multivitamins” to students and readers, inspiring them to do their own research Some of the hottest of hot button issues these days involve environmental stewardship, the recognition of gender fluidity, and what aspects of history are appropriate to be taught in schools. Standing at the intersection of […]
“Connect”conference spotlights community partnerships and engagement skills
Faculty, staff and community members gather to network, learn principles and meet new VCU Community Engagement team In her keynote address at the Connect: Community Engagement Conference, Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D. said that everything she learned about community engagement and community outreach, she learned growing up in apartheid South Africa. “It is a very diverse country […]
Bryan-Campos isn’t just teaching journalism, she’s cultivating citizens
Capital News Service students leverage technology in a new context When talking about the awareness-building that happens in her classes, professor Alix Bryan-Campos evokes a 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election that ended up in a tie. “I’ve had students who say they didn’t vote, that didn’t think voting was important until they took my […]
Glover’s work on self-determination is not just theoretical but deeply personal
The activist, performer and iCubed scholar studies and celebrates the embodied knowledge of marginalized communities “I really am a shapeshifter,” asserts Julian Kevon Glover, Ph.D. “You never know what I’m going to look like.” She continues, “Today I was listening to Shania Twain’s ‘Man I Feel Like a Woman’ so here I am dressed in […]
VCU GSWS professor works to improve the university that she was never meant to attend
Deflected from her medical school dreams, Liz Canfield dug into activism and abolitionist thought Attending VCU opened countless doors for Liz Canfield, Ph.D., who comes from a working class background and a family history of substance use and incarceration. “I wasn’t meant to go to college,” she said. But she did–multiple times, in fact–and graduated from […]
Guest speakers from Equity and Access Services to kick off event on disability employment
EAS will also introduce VCU's newl chief accessibility officer, Katy Washington, Ph.D.
iCubed scholar Cecelia Valrie spearheads pediatric sickle cell research project that was awarded a $420K NIH grant
The project aims to predict sickle cell pain episodes so that the 20 million people living with the disease can better manage–or hopefully prevent altogether–their pain episodes.
Growing Up in the Segregated South Inspires Senior University Professor
Faye Belgrave, Ph.D., reflects on her upbringing and academic journey at a My Life, My Scholarship speaking event.
