Education

Sponsored Content: VCU leads Virginia in supporting military families. But the cost is rising unsustainably

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By Brian McNeill Marisa Colon attends Virginia Commonwealth University through the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, which covers the cost of tuition and fees for spouses and children of military service members who were killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or 90% or more disabled as a result of their military service. For her, Colon… Read more »

Northstar Academy planning $7M gym on Henrico campus

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The local private school, which offers K-12 and vocational education to students with disabilities on a former Strayer University site, recently held a ground-breaking event for the project.

Sponsored Content: VCU sets a record for sponsored research funding

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A Message from: Virginia Commonwealth University By Mike Porter Virginia Commonwealth University announced the highest sponsored research funding in its history today, continuing its growing national distinction as a top urban, public research university. The latest institutional record of $464.6 million total sponsored funding for fiscal year 2023 marks a 71% increase over five years… Read more »

VCU board clears up committees’ real estate, construction duties in wake of failed development deal

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In the wake of VCU Health’s controversial exit from a failed downtown redevelopment project, the university has clarified real estate and construction responsibilities of its own governing board’s committees. The VCU Board of Visitors last week approved updated language to the charters of its administration and finance committees, both of which serve to review and… Read more »