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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wilder School's RaJade Berry-James Elected Vice President/President of NASPAA
RaJade Berry James, a professor and senior associate dean of faculty and academic affairs at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, has been named the vice president of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). NASPAA is the national and international accrediting body for Master’s degree programs in public administration, public policy, and public affairs.
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