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Wilder School Supports our International Students
Message from the Dean on how VCU and the Wilder School strongly support our international students and our commitment to global education.
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Alumni Lunch and Learn to feature noted columnist, Michael Paul Williams on July 22
Join the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs for a Lunch and Learn Zoom presentation on Wednesday, July 22 featuring Michael Paul Williams, columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Moran Reviews Virginia’s Response to COVID-19
The Wilder School kicked-off the first of its Alumni Lunch and Learn Series featuring Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran on June 24.
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Wilder School to Hold Inaugural Alumni Lunch and Learn on June 24
Join the Wilder School for its inaugural Alumni Lunch and Learn Series with a virtual Zoom presentation featuring the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran on Wednesday, June 24.
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Two-time Wilder School Alumnus Appointed to Head VDEM
Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Curtis Brown, a two-time alumnus of the VCU Wilder School, to lead the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
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Wilder School Town Hall, “Let’s Be Part of the Solution”
More than 50 faculty, staff, and alumni joined Dean Susan Gooden in a Wilder School Town Hall Friday, June 5 to discuss how we can actively contribute to achieving a healthy society.
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Gooden’s Book Selected as Winner of the Herbert Simon Award
VCU Wilder School Dean Susan Gooden, Ph.D.'s published book, Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government, receives the Herbert Simon Best Book Award from the Public Administration section of the American Political Science Association.
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Smith Receives Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Award
Jessica Smith, a doctoral candidate in public policy and administration at the VCU Wilder School, has been awarded a grant from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to support her dissertation project, "Assessing School Safety in the Age of Threat Assessment: A Policy Study."
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A Message from Wilder School Dean Susan T. Gooden
Wilder School Dean, Susan T. Gooden addresses racism and COVID-19 and how we can be a part of the solution.
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Now What? The Ethical and Sociological Impact of Covid-19
Join a Q&A led by faculty members from VCU's Honors College, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and College of Humanities and Sciences, who will explore the lasting ethical and sociological impacts of COVID-19.
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