From slavery to Jim Crow to George Floyd: Virginia universities face a long racial reckoning
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) was featured in an article by The Washington Post on Nov. 26, 2021. The article details challenges faced by Virginia universities in renaming campus landmarks and promoting diversity.
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, […]
A queer studies summer intensive creates a virtual queer space at VCU
What is a virtual queer space? This is the question this year’s Camp Qmunity cohort attempted to answer.
IES names associate vice presidents for institutional equity and education and health equity
The Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success (IES) named Cleopatra “Cleo” Magwaro and Camille Burnett to associate vice president positions in 2021. Magwaro and Burnett began their posts this year, following competitive national searches. Magwaro is the associate vice president for institutional equity and serves as the lead and primary representative of Equity and […]
VCU Fashion professor takes students behind the curtain of sustainability with new community-engaged research project
A Community-Engaged Research Impact Grant recipient details a post consumer textile project between two VCU Fashion classes and two community partners.
iCubed Sustainable Food Access core member evaluates VCU student food insecurity
Studies addressed the prevalence of student food insecurity, challenges associated with food insecurity and how students cope with those challenges.
iCubed’s Commonwealth Scholars Program provides more than academic support to students
The VCU Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation (iCubed) runs the Commonwealth Scholars Program (CSP). During the 2020-21 academic year, CSP provided academic and financial support to 11 students. Three students share how CSP supported them through their academic careers and beyond.
Pride
June is recognized as Pride month. While the beginning of Pride is traced back to the Stonewall raids in June 1968, the recognition of Pride beyond LGBTQIA+ communities is more recent. Why should we recognize Pride? What does it stand for? The struggle for recognition and rights for LGBTQIA+ communities has a long and painful history. […]
VCU earns Diversity Champion recognition for second year in a row
This article was originally featured in VCU News on May 28, 2021 For the second time in as many years, Virginia Commonwealth University has earned the honor of Diversity Champion from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. “This marks a significant achievement as the nation continues to reel from a tumultuous year marked with protests for racial justice and […]
5 Projects iCubed core members are working on in 2021
Currently consisting of eight cores, iCubed faculty are conducting a multitude of community-engaged research projects to benefit the Richmond area and beyond. Here are five projects our cores and faculty are working on in 2021.
