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.
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.
IES seeks an an Associate Vice President of Education and Health Equity and Executive Associate Director of the Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation (iCubed)
IES seeks an an Associate Vice President of Education and Health Equity and Executive Associate Director of the Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation (iCubed). VCU is a EEO/AA employer; for a complete description and to apply, visit: https://www.vcujobs.com/postings/104487
Monuments not easily removed in education, healthcare and justice: a call to the 21st century urban public research university
When I was an undergraduate student in the 1990’s, I wrote an opinion essay that called for the renaming of the John C. Calhoun Expressway in Augusta, Georgia. The essay later was published, in part, as an editorial in my home city’s conservative-leaning newspaper. Calhoun, a former South Carolina senator and U.S. Vice President, was […]
Authentic living and holistic mentorship
“I think that for iCubed, it is essential that we mentor students in life skills as well as research skills,” shares Sarah Raskin, M.P.H., Ph.D. “While skill-building is certainly part of this mentorship process – it’s essential that we mentor students in areas of professionalization as well.” Dr. Sarah Raskin joined Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) […]