Education

VCU has quietly extended its reach northward. The university, through the VCU Real Estate Foundation, spent $4 million late last year to purchase a 2.6-acre tract at 505 W. Leigh St., the site of the former Belvidere Medical Center. The building was demolished in October and VCU closed the deal Dec. 10, property records show…. Read more »

A $125 million campaign that exceeded fundraising goals is being celebrated on the campus of Randolph-Macon College.

An advocate of Richmond’s startup scene is getting a boost in her research of business accelerators. University of Richmond professor Susan Cohen has been awarded a three-year grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to aid her study of effective accelerator programs, such as Richmond’s own Lighthouse Labs. The grant, which totals about $95,800, will… Read more »

There was an elephant in the room at Queally Hall Wednesday morning and he was doing all the talking. Elephant Auto Insurance CEO Kevin Chidwick was the guest for the latest installment of the Robins School of Business’ C-Suite Conversation series on the University of Richmond campus. Chidwick spoke with Richard Coughlan, associate professor of… Read more »

A trio of graduate students in VCU’s School of Business is helping a Greek vintner uncork the U.S. market.

A large private school is continuing its campus expansion with the recent purchase of a three-building former hospital facility, and it has its eye on more space nearby.

Area real estate agents, developers and planners have a new tool to track regional land use and development trends.

Armed with a new mobile education system, an education franchise is branching out into a Southside preschool with plans for more satellite locations in the future.

With work wrapping up on a massive renovation project of its main library, VCU is hoping for some extra funding from a local nonprofit and private donations to help with the finishing touches.

Nearing the finish line on a $10 million capital campaign, a Southside private school got a boost from a local couple that will fund renovations to the campus theater.