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Wilder School to host Fall 2022 Graduation
The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs is pleased to host an in-person ceremony honoring its August and December 2022 graduates on Saturday, December 10. The ceremony, which is an open admission event, will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center located at 403 N 3rd St, Richmond, VA from 1:30 - 3:00 pm EST.
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NASPAA Conference demonstrates Wilder School expertise
For the first time in two years, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration returned to an in-person conference in Chicago. NASPAA is the globally recognized accreditor of master's degree programs in public policy and administration and is dedicated to providing education and training for public service and promoting the ideals of public service.
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Future-focused: Julia Tracy takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmentalism
Growing up in the small coastal town of Norfolk Virginia, Julia Tracy witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change. Now an undergraduate student in the Wilder School’s urban and regional studies and planning (URP) program, Tracy is taking on these challenges at the intersection of policy, environmental science, and urban planning.
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October Lunch and Learn Recap: "What's a "Major Question?: Changes in U.S. Supreme Court Administrative Law Rulings and Their Impact on the Federal Bureaucracy" with Dr. John Aughenbaugh
What is the major questions doctrine? How might it affect future executive branch policy initiatives? Dr. John Aughenbaugh explored these concepts during an October Lunch and Learn hosted by the VCU Wilder School on Supreme Court administrative law rulings.
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Wilder School's RaJade Berry-James Elected Vice President/President of NASPAA
RaJade Berry James, a professor and senior associate dean of faculty and academic affairs at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, has been named the vice president of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). NASPAA is the national and international accrediting body for Master’s degree programs in public administration, public policy, and public affairs.
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John Moeser, ‘advocate for a more just society’ and VCU urban studies trailblazer, dies at 79
Moeser was a founding member of VCU’s Urban and Regional Studies and Planning program and the co-author of an influential book that revealed how Richmond’s planning policies placed Black residents at a disadvantage based on race.
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Alumni Changemaker: Myra Goodman Smith
For Myra Goodman Smith (B.S.,’82, M.P.A., ’84), public service is her life’s work. From her days as a volunteer candy striper at MCV hospital at the age of fourteen to her current position as President and CEO of Leadership Metro Richmond, Smith has made a name for herself through her unwavering commitment to helping others.
Read more.jpg "The Equity Summit saw a strong Wilder School presence. From left to right: Blue Wooldridge, RaJade Berry-James, Anthony Starke, alumna Sesha Joi-Moon ('08 MS), Susan Gooden, Elizabeth Harden, Sophie Webb, Keandra Davis and Sombo Muzata.")
Equity Summit Launches Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
More than 70 social equity scholars from across the globe gathered in Charlottesville, Va. at the Morven Farm for the 2022 Equity Summit. The summit was organized to bring social equity experts together for collaboration and officially launch the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration. JSEPA seeks to become a collaborative voice that combines equity research and practice in public policy.
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Future-focused: Melani Monje Riberth gains hands-on experience through Summer Jailor Academy
Undergraduate criminal justice student Melani Monje Riberth put her security, defense, administrative, investigative and forensic skills to the test at the 10th Basic Summer Jailor Academy.
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Boots on the ground: Chernoh Wurie adds Army National Guard to a growing list of professional experiences
Assistant Professor Chernoh Wurie joins Army National Guard
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