News and events
At the General Assembly (sort of) with VCU’s capitol semester students
Interns at the Virginia State Capitol this legislative session are doing most of their work virtually as part of the Virginia Capitol Semester internship program, offered every spring through the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
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Richmond-area youth to present research into impact of eviction in Richmond
The RVA Eviction Lab and VCU School of Social Work will host a virtual event Feb. 18 at which three teams of young people from Richmond-area community organizations will present the findings of research they have conducted over the past year into eviction and housing instability in Richmond.
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Racial and Ethical Dilemmas in Planning – And What We Can Do About It
Our cities weren’t created equal. But they don’t have to stay that way. June Manning Thomas, a noted scholar and Centennial Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan got candid about the racial and ethical challenges faced by planning professors and professionals during the Wilder School’s Doctoral Lecture Series in Public Policy on February 4.
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Economic Recovery and the Pandemic
Join the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs for a Lunch and Learn Zoom presentation on February 17 about economic recovery related to the pandemic featuring William Spriggs, Ph.D., professor of economics at Howard University and chief economist at the AFL-CIO.
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Trani and Kneebone discuss new book
A discussion with VCU President Emeritus Eugene P. Trani, Ph.D., and John T. Kneebone, Ph.D., VCU associate professor emeritus of history, led by VCU Libraries Dean Emeritus John Ulmschneider, kicked off the 2021 season of the Wilder School’s Alumni Lunch and Learn series on Friday, January 22.
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Majority say General Assembly special session failed to address systemic racism
Only 14% of Virginians felt that the policies passed during the tumult of the 2020 special session of the General Assembly confronted the issue of systemic racism while 18% feel the session did not address the issue at all, according to a new statewide Commonwealth Poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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A majority of Virginians now say they are very likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
More than 7 in 10 Virginians say they are likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new statewide Commonwealth Poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Thomas headlines February doctoral lecture
The next Wilder School Doctoral Lecture Series in Public Policy will take place virtually on Thursday, February 4 and feature June Manning Thomas, Ph.D., Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Urban Planning at University of Michigan.
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Large majority of Virginians lacked information about the state budget process
More than 8 in 10 Virginians (81%) said they did not have enough information to approve or disapprove of the state budget that was passed during the most recent General Assembly special session, according to the new statewide Commonwealth Poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Ahead of His Class: Celebrating 90 Years of Pathbreaking Leadership in Education
The L. Douglas Wilder School will commemorate the 90th birthday of Governor L. Douglas Wilder. We will recognize his extraordinary career and outstanding commitment to public service education with a virtual celebration on Friday, January 15.
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