A local school is digging in on an eight-figure plan to reunite its student body after 10 years of operating at sites split three miles apart.
Education
VCU awarded $25M grant, launches online MBA
A donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the launch of an online degree program have started the university’s school year with a bang.
With class of 3, new West End private school awaits opening bell
The “first day of school” is approaching for most schools in the area, but for a nascent local private institution, that term has literal significance.
VCU launches brewing certificate program
The Richmond craft beer boom is once again pouring into higher education, as the university prepares a non-credit certification course that covers the business side and brewing of craft beers.
VCU bags former Broad Street fast food joint for $2.8M
Six months after dropping millions on an old Chinese restaurant building, VCU’s appetite for real estate has led it to a pizza place up the street.
Private school’s game of real estate musical chairs ends in Forest Hill
At long last, Jonathan Harris and his Lynnhaven Academy have found a former school building worthy of calling its permanent home.
Brandcenter director stepping down
After five years leading the VCU graduate school, Helayne Spivak is calling an end to her tenure.
Bellevue-area private school readies $6M expansion
A local private school is preparing to cut the ribbon on the newest addition to its Northside campus.
Grace Street demolitions make way for ICA
VCU’s forthcoming Institute for Contemporary Art is getting some more elbow room, as crews tear down a 1920s-era apartment building next door to a recently demolished restaurant site.
Food app, keyboard cover among UR students’ winning ventures
Five students earned cash prizes in the business school’s annual pitch competition, while a junior was recognized by the local chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.