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Two Wilder Advisors to Receive National Citation
Nicholas ‘Nick’ Garcia and Sarah ‘Brianne’ Morrison, advising administrators at the VCU Wilder School, will receive citations from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) at the association’s mid-Atlantic conference held in Dover, Delaware March 21-23.This is the first time in recent history that two VCU advisors were nominated for a NACADA citation of merit from the same school or academic unit.
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City Appoints Pitt to “Richmond 300” Advisory Council
A Wilder School faculty member has been appointed to the advisory council for the city’s new master plan process, Richmond 300: A Guide for Growth.
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Albanese Recognized for Lifetime Contributions to Criminal Justice
Jay Albanese, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Wilder School’s Criminal Justice program, has been honored with the Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime (IASOC) for lifetime contributions to the field.
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HIGHER Ground, Higher Purpose
Three hundred people attended the 11th Annual HIGHER Ground Women’s Leadership Conference hosted by the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, a division of the Wilder School.
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Wilder School Awards Small Grants for Community-Based Research
Kate Howell, Ph.D., and Sarah Raskin, Ph.D. have been named the recipients of the Wilder School's 2017-2018 Faculty Small Grant Awards. Both were selected for projects that examine critical issues affecting underserved populations in Richmond and the state of Virginia.
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CURA Releases Maps on Income Growth and Socioeconomic Data
Project is Part of an Analysis of the Region’s Residential Real Estate Markets
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HSEP Students, Alumni Involved in Symposium
The Wilder School’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program played an active role at the recent 2017 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium.
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Wilder Faculty to Showcase 10 Papers at Global Crime Conference
For the second year in a row, scholars at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will make a significant showing at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology.
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Watch “The People’s Debate “ on Video
”The People’s Debate: Tackling State and National Issues with Your Questions” prompted questions and generated robust discussion about a wide range of issues on the eve of Virginia’s statewide elections.
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MetroView Offers Insights to Richmond Region
Planners and policymakers received an overview about MetroView at a recent forum about the Wilder School’s metro-wide information system.
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