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Wilder School Lunch and Learn "Preparing for School Safety: Virginia as a National Model"
Join Donna Michaelis for a discussion on best practices to plan for and respond to emergencies in Commonwealth schools. She’ll share her expertise and demonstrate a Virginia-based public safety model that can be adopted nationwide.
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Alum Sesha Joi Moon ‘working with purpose and on purpose’ as leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at U.S. Capitol
Moon, a two-time VCU graduate who this summer became the director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of Diversity and Inclusion, encourages students to have ‘equal parts patience and perseverance’ as they embark on their careers.
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Wilder School Alumni Changemaker: Jovan Burton
Housing accessibility has a complicated and storied history in the Richmond region, and it’s a past Jovan Burton (M.P.A.’21) is working to transform. As the executive director of the Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing affordable housing policies and programs, Burton is a tireless advocate for fostering diverse, equitable and inclusive communities.
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Future-focused: Undergraduate Eva McDonnell pursues lifelong goal of a career in criminal justice
As a senior at VCU pursuing dual majors in criminal justice and psychology as well as an accelerated master’s degree in criminal justice, rising to the challenge to develop her education and understanding has been a key priority for her and her family.
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Alumni spotlight: Meet Joe Damico, M.P.A. ’97, M.P.H. ’00
Discipline and military structure led to a career in public service
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Commonwealth Poll: Virginians disapprove of President Biden but satisfied with status of Virginia’s abortion laws
Biden approval at only 39%, while half of respondents say Virginia’s abortion laws are reasonable.
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Commonwealth Poll: Gov. Youngkin’s approval at 49%; Virginians support tax relief policies, funding for HBCUs and innovation lab schools
Youngkin’s approval is split by party and region, but support for gas tax holiday, ending grocery tax, funding HBCUs and new lab schools is strong across all demographics.
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"Exploring the Resurgence of Rural America" with Basil Gooden
One in five Americans now lives in a small town. An unexpected result of the pandemic has been a steady increase in talent moving to rural areas as people reexamine their values, connections to family and work-life balance. What is next in this resurgence of rural America?
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Wilder School Alumni Changemaker: Steven Keener
Criminal justice scholar Steven Keener shares his passion for the transformational power of education.
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Exploring the impact of Dobbs v. Jackson with Sarah Jane Brubaker
Brubaker, a professor of criminal justice and public policy and administration and director of VCU’s certificate in gender violence intervention at the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, studies sexual and domestic violence, gender violence and reproductive and sexual health in connection with criminal justice and public policy.
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