News and events
Harper-Anderson Explores Economic Impact of COVID-19, CARES Act on Black Workers and Businesses in Virginia
Wilder School associate professor of urban and regional planning Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D.'s latest study explores economic impact of COVID-19 and the CARES Act on Black workers and businesses in Virginia.
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Dean Gooden Guest Appears on NPR's Throughline Podcast
Wilder School Dean Susan Gooden participates as one of the guest experts on NPR's Throughline podcast discussing 1967's Kerner Commission.
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Wilder School Supports our International Students
Message from the Dean on how VCU and the Wilder School strongly support our international students and our commitment to global education.
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Alumni Lunch and Learn to feature noted columnist, Michael Paul Williams on July 22
Join the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs for a Lunch and Learn Zoom presentation on Wednesday, July 22 featuring Michael Paul Williams, columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Moran Reviews Virginia’s Response to COVID-19
The Wilder School kicked-off the first of its Alumni Lunch and Learn Series featuring Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran on June 24.
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Wilder School to Hold Inaugural Alumni Lunch and Learn on June 24
Join the Wilder School for its inaugural Alumni Lunch and Learn Series with a virtual Zoom presentation featuring the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran on Wednesday, June 24.
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Two-time Wilder School Alumnus Appointed to Head VDEM
Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Curtis Brown, a two-time alumnus of the VCU Wilder School, to lead the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
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Wilder School Town Hall, “Let’s Be Part of the Solution”
More than 50 faculty, staff, and alumni joined Dean Susan Gooden in a Wilder School Town Hall Friday, June 5 to discuss how we can actively contribute to achieving a healthy society.
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Gooden’s Book Selected as Winner of the Herbert Simon Award
VCU Wilder School Dean Susan Gooden, Ph.D.'s published book, Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government, receives the Herbert Simon Best Book Award from the Public Administration section of the American Political Science Association.
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Smith Receives Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Award
Jessica Smith, a doctoral candidate in public policy and administration at the VCU Wilder School, has been awarded a grant from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to support her dissertation project, "Assessing School Safety in the Age of Threat Assessment: A Policy Study."
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