News and events
Public shows strong support for public safety agencies throughout Virginia
A new Virginia Commonwealth University poll shows strong support for law enforcement across Virginia amid heightened public scrutiny of policing nationwide.
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HSEP Students Volunteer at Symposium
Nine students from the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program — six graduate and three undergraduate — assisted at the 2016 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium, held March 29-April 1, the theme of which was “Explore the Possibilities.
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Fulbright scholar to lecture on crime in the Caribbean
Richard Bennett, Ph.D., a senior Fulbright Scholar and professor of justice, law and society at American University, will present a lecture on crime and security in the Caribbean at VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs next month.
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Plan-Off 2016! – Real Challenges, Real Solutions
The Wilder School’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students will face off in the fifth annual Plan-Off on Friday, April 29.
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Mission Possible: Eta Lamba Sigma Visits Washington
During spring break, Maureen Moslow-Benway, a Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness instructor, accompanied 14 members of Eta Lambda Sigma on a two-day trip to Washington, D.C.
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Plan-Off & Pub
Join us on Friday, May 3, as students from the Wilder School’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning program present their ideas for a better community in the annual Plan-Off competition.
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Wilder School to host U.S. Ambassador to India
Richard R. Verma, the United States ambassador to India, will speak on campus Thursday, March 17, as part of the Wilder School’s India Chair in Democracy and Civil Society’s 2016 Ranjit Sen Memorial Lecture.
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Center for Public Policy to host symposia in March, April
The Wilder School’s Center for Public Policy will hold a symposium on Thursday, April 14, that will explore terrorism and radicalization in an open society.
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Wilder School members to receive diversity and inclusion awards
Three outstanding faculty and staff members at the Wilder School will be honored at the university’s 2016 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME) next month.
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Pitt to moderate at clean energy dialogue
Join VCU Wilder School faculty and students for the “VA Power Dialog: A Conversation on Clean Energy,” on Friday, April 8.
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