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Slums, or informal settlements like these in Delhi, India, often lacking adequate access to essential services like connection lines to sewage systems.
News / November 30, 2022

Water systems research receives Wilder School Faculty Small Grant

Shruti Syal will use a Wilder School Faculty Small Grant to expand water access and equity in Delhi, India

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Urban development in Richmond is a history of deliberate, racially-charged displacement of entire communities.
News / November 30, 2022

Urban redevelopment researchers receive Wilder School Faculty Small Grant

Associate Professors Meghan Gough and Kathryn Howell aim to examine racial inequity in the urban planning of southern cities and seek opportunities for reparative approaches.

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As the founding president and CEO of Policy Pathways, Inc., a nonprofit offering educational programs to young people with an interest in policy-related studies, Lucas fosters passions in the minds of burgeoning leaders in Richmond and beyond.
News / November 21, 2022

Alumni Changemaker: D. Pulane Lucas, Ph.D. paves the way for future policy leaders with Policy Pathways, Inc.

D. Pulane Lucas’ (Ph.D.’13, Cert.’18) career began in the fourth grade. A newspaper article sparked a passion for the policy world, and she is now an established trailblazer in the field. As the founding president and CEO of Policy Pathways, Inc., a nonprofit that offers educational programs to young people with an interest in policy-related studies, Lucas is fostering that same passion in the minds of burgeoning leaders in Richmond and beyond.

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Internships with the Henrico County Division of Police, Virginia State Police and the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency have prepared Hirsh to launch a career in intelligence.
News / November 18, 2022

Future-focused: Undergraduate Evan Hirsh selected as Wilder School Fall 2022 Commencement speaker

Early on, Evan Hirsh knew he was cut out for a career in public service. Now concluding his final semester at the Wilder School, Hirsh’s plans are coming to fruition — but not in the way he initially imagined.

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News / November 17, 2022

Housing very- and extremely low-income individuals and families with Calvin C. Johnson

In this presentation, Calvin C. Johnson, Ph.D., described patterns of worst-case housing needs, sharing why HUD’s major rental assistance programs are a safety net for only a fraction of extremely- and very low-income renters. He highlighted patterns of homelessness that are inextricably tied to worst-case housing needs.

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A dozen Wilder School faculty, staff, students and alumni will gather to present their scholarship at the 2022 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Washington, D.C. this week.
News / November 15, 2022

Wilder School dozen to attend and present at 2022 APPAM

A dozen Wilder School faculty, staff, students and alumni will gather to present their scholarship at the 2022 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Washington D.C., Nov. 17-19. A perennial favorite for those in the field, APPAM, brings together public policy scholars, students and research institutes to share their insights on a wide variety of current and emerging policy and management issues

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Researchers found that prior contact with the most punitive punishments in the juvenile system — such as incarceration — were significantly associated with recidivism. (Getty Images)
News / November 14, 2022

Virginia youth from areas with high rates of crime and economic disadvantage are at the highest risk of recidivism, VCU study finds

The study by Wilder School researchers provides data that can inform policies to reduce youth recidivism across Virginia.

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News / November 16, 2022

Wilder School November Lunch and Learn: “Housing Very and Extremely Low-Income Individuals and Families”

Calvin C. Johnson, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation and Monitoring, Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

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Christopher ‘CJ’  Howard, one of the nation’s foremost architects and opinion leaders on reclaiming racially-charged statues, memorials, and heritage buildings, delivered the 2022 Morton B. Gulak Lecture in Urban and Regional Planning on Oct. 27.
News / November 7, 2022

Scholar CJ Howard sees Richmond as an unparalleled model for racial reconciliation 

Christopher ‘CJ’  Howard, one of the nation’s foremost architects and opinion leaders on reclaiming racially-charged statues, memorials, and heritage buildings, delivered the 2022 Morton B. Gulak Lecture in Urban and Regional Planning on Oct. 27. 

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From left to right: Wilder School alumnus David Hinton Jr., a 2021 10 under 10 recipient, poses with Darrion Holloway, Dhara Minesh Amin and Susan Gooden, dean of the Wilder School.
News / October 31, 2022

Two Wilder School alumni recognized with VCU 10 under 10 awards

VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 awards program recognizes the noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by alumni who earned their first VCU degree (undergraduate, graduate or professional) within the past 10 years. This year, two Wilder School alumni were recognized as honorees during an Oct. 29 ceremony.

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