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HSEP’s Online Master’s Program Ranked No. 9 in the Nation
The Wilder School’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program has been ranked the 9th best online master’s in emergency management program in the nation by Online Master’s.
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Goodwill CEO and Alumnus to Speak at Wilder Graduation
Keith Parker (B.A.'90/H&S; M.U.R.P.'93/GPA), president and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at the Wilder School graduation ceremony Saturday, May 11.
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Virginia Capitol Semester: Life-long Connections and Legislative Experience
In 46 days three Virginia Commonwealth University Seniors have gained experience that will last them a lifetime.
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In Buenos Aires, a VCU Gilman Scholar is Learning How to Build Better Cities
Elias Frantz’s interests in Latin American studies and urban planning have taken him to Argentina, where he is working to help develop a local neighborhood.
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Son of Cold War U-2 Pilot to Speak at Wilder School
The son of the most famous Cold War pilot, Francis Gary Powers Sr., who was shot down in a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union, will address students during a live talk at the VCU Wilder School at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11.
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Leading Economic Development Guru to Speak at Doctoral Lecture Series
The Wilder School Doctoral Lecture Series in Public Policy will conclude its debut season on Monday, March 18, with a talk by Teresa Córdova, Ph.D., director of the Great Cities Institute (GCI) at the University Of Illinois at Chicago.
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‘Evicted,’ which revealed impact of national eviction crisis, selected as VCU’s Common Book
“Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” by Matthew Desmond has been selected as the 2019 Common Book for Virginia Commonwealth University. The book, which revolves around eight families—each teetering on the brink of homelessness--dovetails closely with the work of the Wilder School’s RVA Eviction Lab, a key partner in this year's Common Book program.
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Professor Quoted in USA Today Story about Sex Trafficking Victims
Wilder School professor Jay Albanese was quoted in a USA Today article about the victims of human trafficking and prostitution in the U.S. In the article, Albanese, a leading expert on transnational and organized crime and corruption, describes human trafficking “one of the most serious of all crimes.”
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What’s Driving Evictions in Richmond?
The RVA Eviction Lab at VCU’s Wilder School has received a Ford Foundation grant to understand the causes — and the impact — of Richmond’s eviction rate, the second highest in the country.
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Gooden to Join Ryan and Qarni for School Equity Discussion
On March 4, Wilder School Interim Dean Susan Gooden will join UVA President James Ryan and Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni to discuss the history of the educational divide between Richmond’s urban and suburban schools.
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