From Lost Boy to Pickering Fellow Diplomat: The Journey of Gai Nyok
by Lauren McClellan Imagine being 7 years old. You have been walking for months, traveling from country to country. Tired and hungry, you cannot stop or you risk being caught. You are escaping from your war-torn home to seek refuge. You will not reach your destination until you have walked more than 500 miles. Even […]
Mohamed Shaaban
We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mohamed Shaaban, one of our former Guaranteed Admissions students who recently passed away. He is remembered for his kindness to others and his service to the VCU and global communities. Information about University Counseling Services can be found here: http://www.students.vcu.edu/counseling/
For VCU life sciences doctoral student and alumna, Fulbright offers research and personal growth
by Lauren McClellan By day, she studies the local frog population. By night, she gazes at Picasso paintings about the Spanish civil war. VCU life sciences doctoral student and alumna Julie Charbonnier is studying the impact of global climate changes in the amphibian population in Southern Spain. Specifically, she is researching how changing pond duration […]
VCU alumnus on Fulbright grant in Ukraine studies ancestry to inform his novel
by Lauren McClellan Some people dream of visiting the country where their ancestors lived. For Joel Kabot, his dream became a reality when he received a Fulbright research grant to study in Ukraine. Kabot started working on a novel while he was enrolled in Virginia Commonwealth University’s M.F.A. program in creative writing. His novel has […]
VCU alumnus studying in the UK on Fulbright scholarship
by Lauren McClellan Eating dinner in a formal dining hall at an old, historic British University while wearing long, black academic robes sounds like a scene from Harry Potter, but in reality, it is an experience Fulbright student scholar Kunal Kapoor has become accustomed to during his time at Durham University. VCU alumnus Kunal Kapoor […]
VCU alumna studying in Austria on Fulbright scholarship
by Lauren McClellan Meeting ambassadors, participating in a EU-NATO seminar, traveling to London, Luxembourg and Brussels. These are all experiences of Fulbright student scholar Tschuna Gibson during her time abroad in Austria. VCU alumna Tschuna Gibson is currently studying in Austria on a Fulbright scholarship. She is studying sustainable agriculture and alternative food networks at […]
VCU alumna conducts research in Africa as Fulbright student scholar
by Lauren McClellan Imagine hearing a rumor about the electricity and the water being shut off for ten days. You prepare for the coming blackout by gathering food—mainly avocados—and candles for light. You fill every container that you can find with water. You set out your clothes to be washed—not by a washing machine, but […]
Seeking Fulbright Alumni
The National Scholarship Office is looking to identify anyone at VCU (or in the Richmond community) who has been awarded a Fulbright (Faculty Fulbright award or Fulbright Student Scholarship) in the past.
Three new Boren Scholars
The National Scholarship Office is pleased to announce that VCU has three new Boren Scholars. Margaret Cotter, Bertrand (Yohannes) Mpigabahizi, and Rachel Sine will be awarded Boren Scholarships to study abroad during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Two More Goldwater Scholars at VCU
The National Scholarship Office is pleased to announce that VCU has TWO more Goldwater Scholars. Anjali Hari and Grant Day are the eighth and ninth Goldwater Scholars from VCU in the past five years.