Christenbury Fund recipient selected
Basil Forrest, majoring in both English and anthropology with plans to graduate in 2027, is VCU Libraries’ 2025 recipient of the Leila Christenbury Literacy Fund. The recipient will receive funding to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, June 26-June 30, 2025. At the ALA conference, the student will be paired with a […]
Digital Specialist Condon receives Staff Senate award for advocacy
VCU Libraries’ Digital Specialist Katie Condon received the 2025 Executive Award for Staff Advocacy from the VCU Staff Senate. The Award was announced in March at the annual Career Development Conference sponsored jointly by VCU Human Resources and Staff Senate. The Staff Senate represents employees on the VCU and VCU Health campuses, and it advocates for their professional […]
VCU Libraries’ student worker shapes open ed Initiative, builds real-world skills
Service to students in advocating and creating free or low-cost textbooks is the core purpose of VCU Libraries Open and Affordable Course Content Initiative (OACC). What is not widely known is that student voices and the labor of student employees is a vital voice in the work. Since the start of the Open and Affordable […]
