News and events
In His Own Words: Governor Wilder on the Creation of Virginia’s Rainy Day Fund
The American Society for Public Administration recently published an op-ed in which L. Douglas Wilder, the 66th Governor of Virginia and a distinguished member of our faculty, recounted in great detail the creation of the Rainy Day Fund, a reserve which will almost assuredly be used to address the pandemic.
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Virtual Lunch-and-Learn: Wilder School Graduate Programs for VCU Employees
The Wilder School will host a virtual information session for VCU employees who want to know more about the School’s flexible and affordable graduate and certificate programs on June 5. Learn more about our current enrollment incentives—including a waiver of GRE and other testing requirements and our extended July 1 application deadlines.
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Wilder School Teach-In: RVA Eviction Lab
Please join Dr. Kathryn Howell and Dr. Ben Teresa, co-directors of the RVA Eviction Lab and instructors in the Wilder School's Urban and Regional Studies and Planning program, for an overview and discussion of the RVA Eviction Lab's important work and relationship to the Wilder School.
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Public Service, the Wilder School & YOU
The Wilder School is hosting special information sessions for state and local government employees interested in graduate school. Learn more about our degree and certificate programs and our current enrollment incentives available for a limited-time only.
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Celebrating Our Class of 2020 Graduates
VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs’ virtual graduation celebration took place on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. The school congratulated the recipients of nearly 300 professional, graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificates. Learn more and visit our Wilder School virtual graduation celebration site.
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Liebert Elected as Chair-Elect of ASPA’s Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (SPALR)
Wilder School associate professor, Saltanat (Salta) Liebert, Ph.D., was elected as Chair-Elect for ASPA's Section on Personal Administration and Labor Relations.
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Wilder School Faculty & Staff Awards
This year, the Wilder School recognizes and celebrates faculty and staff members who have triumphed through unprecedented times to deliver our students the highest-quality teaching, scholarship and support services as well as displayed commitment to academic excellence and phenomenal work within our community and beyond.
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Wilder School Recipients of VCU COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity
Wilder School faculty members and RVA Eviction Lab co-directors, Kathryn Howell, Ph.D. and Ben Teresa, Ph.D. as well as Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D., director of the Wilder School’s Ph.D. program in public policy and administration are among those selected as initial recipients to receive funding under the a VCU COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research.
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WilderLive! Panel Discussion for Students
Join us for WilderLIVE! Summer Isn’t Cancelled! on Tuesday, May 19 from 1 p.m - 2 p.m. for a panel discussion on what students can do to stay on track during COVID. Representatives from Academic Advising, Office of Student Success, Career Services, & Summer Studies will be answering students questions.
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ASPA and the Wilder School Host Final Webinar of Series
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Wilder School are partnering to host the final webinar in a four-part series looking at effective leadership in a time of crisis.
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