News and events
Meet Chernoh Wurie
Chernoh Wurie, Ph.D., was 16 when rebel bandits entered his home in Sierra Leone and held his family at gunpoint. That incident fueled a career in policing that would eventually lead to the classroom.
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Wilder School's CURA Leads Exports Effort
After nearly two years of work, the long-awaited Metro Richmond Exports Initiative has been released.
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Sara Zewde to Deliver Gulak Lecture on Oct. 26
Sara Zewde, a leading expert in landscape architecture and design, will deliver this year’s Morton B. Gulak Lecture in Urban and Regional Planning on Wed., Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in the University Student Commons.
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Wilder School’s M.P.A. Program Receives Award
The Wilder School’s Master of Public Administration program will receive the Social Equity Award from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration at its annual conference in October.
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From Richmond to Italy: Planning Across Cultures
Wilder School students took their studies about urban revitalization from the James River region to the Straits of Messina during a study-abroad program this summer.
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Wilder School to Host Welcome Week Events
The Wilder School will host two events for current and incoming students on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
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Metro Richmond Export Initiative to be Unveiled Sept. 8
The Metropolitan Richmond Export Initiative will be unveiled on Thurs., Sept. 8, in Chesterfield County.
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Mancini to Moderate Webinar on Title IX and Campus Sexual Assault
Christina Mancini, Ph.D., associate professor of Criminal Justice, will moderate a free webinar that will analyze the problem of sexual assault on college and university campuses on Thurs., Aug. 25, at 2 p.m.
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Perkins Recognized at International Workshop
Michael Perkins, a Wilder School doctoral candidate in public policy and administration, received an honorable mention for Best Presentation Award at the Fifth Annual International Young Scholars Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Trent Named Virginia Secretary of Education
Wilder School alumna Dietra Trent (M.P.A. ’95/Ph.D. ’07) has been appointed Virginia’s newest Secretary of Education.
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