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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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News / November 2, 2022

Wilder School to host Fall 2022 Graduation

The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs is pleased to host an in-person ceremony honoring its August and December 2022 graduates on Saturday, December 10. The ceremony, which is an open admission event, will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center located at 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA from 1:30 - 3:00 pm EST.

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The Wilder School was well-represented at NASPAA. From left to right: Myung Jin, Curtis Brown, Brie Haupt, RaJade Berry-James, Susan Gooden, Dietra Trent and Shajuana Isom-Payne
News / October 26, 2022

NASPAA Conference demonstrates Wilder School expertise

For the first time in two years, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration returned to an in-person conference in Chicago. NASPAA is the globally recognized accreditor of master's degree programs in public policy and administration and is dedicated to providing education and training for public service and promoting the ideals of public service.

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Julia Tracy (second row, far right) was selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Capitol Semester program, where she gained experience in environment policy planning.
News / October 25, 2022

Future-focused: Julia Tracy takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmentalism

Growing up in the small coastal town of Norfolk Virginia, Julia Tracy witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change. Now an undergraduate student in the Wilder School’s urban and regional studies and planning (URP) program, Tracy is taking on these challenges at the intersection of policy, environmental science, and urban planning.

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News / October 21, 2022

October Lunch and Learn Recap: "What's a "Major Question?: Changes in U.S. Supreme Court Administrative Law Rulings and Their Impact on the Federal Bureaucracy" with Dr. John Aughenbaugh

What is the major questions doctrine? How might it affect future executive branch policy initiatives? Dr. John Aughenbaugh explored these concepts during an October Lunch and Learn hosted by the VCU Wilder School on Supreme Court administrative law rulings.

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