Meet Tarnika Edmunds, a dedicated Wilder Graduate Scholars Fellow at the VCU Wilder School, who is making strides in housing policy and community development. Edmunds’ inspiring work with HOME of Virginia, guided by the legacy of the late Dr. Velma J. Ballard, demonstrates the power of academic and practical collaboration in fostering societal change. Read more about her journey and the impact of mentorship in shaping future leaders committed to equity and justice.
Read moreA multidisciplinary team of researchers, including Wilder School Professor Sarah Jane Brubaker, is launching a project to provide supported employment, trauma counseling, peer support and case management for youth and young adults with behavioral health disorders who are transitioning out of a Richmond-area juvenile correctional facility.
Read moreLeading the Wilder School’s Research Institute for Social Equity, she looks to ensure that government services and public encounters embrace the full community.
Read moreJoin Wilder School alumnus Ekrem Mus (‘10 PPAD, ‘06 CJ), Cmelikova Visiting International Scholar, University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies to explore human rights criminal justice and public policy implications in Turkey.
Read moreJoin the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs for a virtual Lunch and Learn session illuminating upcoming directions in government. Renowned political scientist Bob Holsworth, Ph.D., analyzes the 2023 Virginia elections and examines implications for the state. The session is moderated by Robyn Diehl McDougle, Ph.D. (M.S.’00, Ph.D.’03), Wilder School associate dean of research and outreach and associate professor.
Read moreA delegation of more than 25 Stanford University students and their professor joined the Wilder School as part of a special session of their course, “Inside Modern Campaigns: How Elections are Won and Lost” During the gathering, Governor Wilder shared his expansive experiences about the state of leadership, both local and national, as well as his perspectives and observations of the changes and challenges facing good governance.
Read moreProject Belong will provide mental health, education and vocational support to 75 youth transitioning out of Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center.
Read moreWe are proud to announce the newest members of the Wilder School faculty and welcome their expertise and impacts.
Read moreThe project was developed in close partnership with groups of descendants and volunteers associated with the two historic African American cemeteries in Richmond.
Read moreFor the average person, understanding cybersecurity is no easy task. Even for savvy tech professionals, disruptions regularly create unprecedented and often unfathomable scenarios that wreak financial and political havoc. It’s rare that any geopolitical conflicts today are without some cybersecurity implications. Thankfully, the Wilder School has Christopher Whyte on its side to help us make sense of emergent digital threats as well as how to collectively rethink cybersecurity .
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