News and Events
Virginia Mentoring Partnership Celebrates Mentoring Month
Feb 10, 2019
During the month of January, VMP participated in events that ranged from local advocacy in Richmond to lobbying members of Congress for more funding for mentoring programs.
Undergraduate Fellowships for Community Engaged Research Available
Jan 24, 2019
The Division of Community Engagement will fund undergraduate community-engaged research fellowship awards for research projects mentored by VCU faculty and carried out in collaboration with a community partner. The deadline to apply is March 10.
Anthropology Professor Uses Grant to 3D Print Museum Artifacts
Jan 22, 2019
Bernard Means, assistant professor of anthropology and director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory, used a Community Engagement Grant to collaborate with the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
Barbara Abernathy Ross, a 'Hero of Carver,' Preserved and Fought for Her Neighborhood
Jan 3, 2019
In his Dec. 31 Richmond Times-Dispatch opinion piece, Michael Paul Williams details the legacy of Abernathy Ross, who died Dec. 21 at age 77. Community members and city leaders remembered her as a determined advocate for the Carver neighborhood where she lived.