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Virginians Evenly Divided on the Idea of Armed Teachers
Virginians are almost evenly split between favoring and opposing a state law that would allow localities to train teachers and administrators to be armed in schools, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Next Wilder School Doctoral Lecture is February 4
Brian Williams, Ph.D., visiting professor of public policy in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, will be the next speaker in the Wilder School Doctoral Lecture Series in Public Policy on Monday, February 4.
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2019 EVGA Will Be Held April 11
The Wilder School is pleased to announce the 13th Excellence in Virginia Government Awards (EVGA) on April 11, 2019, at the downtown Richmond Marriott.
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Quarter of Virginians Don’t Know Which Party They Want to Win Control of General Assembly in 2019
With every House of Delegates and state Senate seat up for election this November, and both chambers narrowly held by Republicans, a quarter of Virginians don’t know yet which party they want to control the General Assembly in 2020, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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In 2018 Elections, Plurality of Virginia Voters Focused on Responding to Trump Administration
Though President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot in 2018, one-quarter of voters in Virginia’s U.S. Senate and House elections say they made their choices as a response to his administration, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Transit Access for Low-Income Richmond Households Remains an Issue, Even After GRTC Reroute
While recent changes to Richmond’s public bus network have improved the region’s access to retail, business and job centers, transit accessibility for the area’s low-income households remains the same or has decreased, according to a new study by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Wilder School Shares Research at Criminology Conference
The Wilder School made an impactful showing at the annual conference of the American Society of Criminology, held Nov. 14-17 in Atlanta.
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Gov. Northam Makes Budget Announcement at Wilder School
Gov. Northam Makes Budget Announcement at Wilder School
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Wilder School Builds Presence at Leading Policy Conference
A notably diverse sampling of faculty, students and researchers from the Wilder School’s core academic programs and Centers for Public Policy (CPP) traveled to the annual Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Washington, D.C. Overall, nine members of the Wilder School community participated as presenters, exhibitors and hosts of featured conference events.
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Fall Graduation is December 8
The Wilder School’s 2018 fall graduation will take place on Saturday, December 8, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C, starting at 2:30 p.m.
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