VCU’s history new feature on Instagram
“Headlines in VCU History” is a new feature to VCU Libraries social media platforms. The series of posts, prepared by University Archivist Ruth Cody, highlights a moment in VCU’s past. January’s posts showcased a 1970 snowstorm, the 2002 Hibbs fire, the women’s basketball team 2019 rankings and the 2007 opening of the Hunton Student Center […]
Five Questions with John DeVore (BFA ’96/Arts)
I recently had the opportunity to sit down over breakfast in the East Village with John Devore (BFA ‘96, Arts). DeVore is a two-time James Beard Award–winning writer and editor who has worked for The New York Post, SiriusXM and Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco. He’s also written for Esquire, Vanity Fair and Marvel Comics, among many […]
Meet student Minuet Curry
Minuet Curry is 2024-2025 student editor for VCU Libraries’ Jurgen Comics Contest. An Arts Foundation student, Curry brings many interests and talents to the project, promoting the contest, organizing entries and sharing the complex story of art censorship with other VCU students. Why did this job as student editor of the comics contest interest you? I […]
Publishing award scholar explores social work in troubled times from Reconstruction to today
VCU Libraries’ Social Welfare History Project (SWHP) announces the publication of “Social Work in Divisive Times: Navigating Dual Roles Across Eras and Movements” by Justin S. Harty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Arizona State University School of Social Work. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Harty has a background as a licensed clinical social worker […]
Katharine Miller receives Library Copyright Institute fellowship
Scholarly Communications Librarian Katharine Miller has received a fellowship through the Library Copyright Institute, funded by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services The fellowship contributes to the work of The Library Copyright Institute in providing copyright education for library and archive professionals. The fellowship offers a stipend of $5,000 to research and […]
‘Play Well’ buttons available in lobbies
To support Rams basketball season, VCU Libraries’ StudyWell initiative offers free “Play Well” buttons while supplies last. Pick up buttons from the StudyWell tables in library lobbies. Go, Rams!
Help name anatomical model
The Health Sciences Library has a new mystery mannequin at the Service Desk. It’s available for use by students as a study aid. Users can inspect various true-to-size body parts and disassemble and assemble the model. The anatomic model was recently found in storage at the library. Its origins are unknown as is its age. […]
Nursing School liaison selected for national leadership program
Research and Education Librarian Roy Brown has been selected for the Professional Coaching Program for Mid-Level Managers Pilot offered by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) with funding support from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 1. Selection into the inaugural cohort was highly competitive. At the Health Sciences Library, […]
Fall Window Cleaners at Work
People love working, studying or people watching in Cabell Library because of the natural light that floods the building. Those vast windows got a fall cleaning Friday. Even the 25-feet square Cabell Screen, which shows art exhibits, got a scrubbing, as did the bank of windows in the atrium near the cafe–a popular vantage point […]
Where are they now? Leslie Madden (BA, ‘87, MA ‘94)
Leslie Madden attended VCU for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in English. She worked at Cabell Library throughout her studies, eventually coming to a full time position during her master’s program. She now works as Team Leader for Library Services for Arts & Humanities and Research & Engagement at Georgia State University. “I really […]
