About the Magazine
Each spring and fall, the VCU Wilder School publishes the Wilder School in Action magazine highlighting the work of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Fall - Winter 2024
Each spring and fall, the Wilder School publishes the Wilder School in Action magazine highlighting the work of our faculty, staff, students, and alumni. If you would like to be included on the mailing list for a print copy, please email wilderschool@vcu.edu.
Read the complete Fall - Winter 2024 Wilder School in Action Magazine
Did you know that U.S. News & World Report ranks the Wilder School as No. 6 in the nation for Homeland Security? The Fall - Winter 2024 edition feature story demonstrates the impact and outcomes of this leading edge program. In a critical election year, Governor Wilder shares his voice during the 2024 Wilder Symposium as well as amplifies the voices of Virginians with the Wilder School Commonwealth Poll. We also explore faculty accomplishments, such as Amy Cook and Nancy Morris' Project ReConnect, which will support transition of recently incarcerated individual as well as create student internships. You'll hear from Charity Scott on the impacts of "philanthropic whitewashing" and the equity-based challenges facing grant funding for underrepresented groups. Learn more about alumni Sean Sukol and Yolanda Macklin Crewe. We also cover our largest ever Wilder Graduate Scholars Fellowship group and students participating in the commonwealth's Governor's Fellows Program. Recent criminal justice graduate Deja Cook blends criminal justice and emergency preparedness with her work at VCU Health. We also celebrate the life of urban and regional planning graduate and feng shui expert Kevin Allen Waters.
Fall 2023 / In this issue
- Letter from the dean's office
- Visionary Leadership: A Q&A with RaJade M. Berry-James
- 2023 Deans Summit on Public Service Education
- Commonwealth Poll
- Q&A: Governor’s Voice
- Sarah Raskin facilitates oral health
- Meet our new faculty
- Sesha Joi Moon: Why I give
- Alumna Amy Atkins serves commonwealth families
- Taking the Capitol steps to career success
- Accomplishments and achievements
- Alumna Najmah Thomas merges history, equity and policy