Category Archives: Education
Emmy-Award Winning Program Offers Courses at VCU
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University’s VCU-TV/HD program will be offering courses to students beginning in the spring semester of 2010.
Students will learn to use high-definition film equipment and produce documentary programming. Training obtained through these courses could allow for students to eventually be promoted to paid positions within the VCU-TV/HD program. Continue reading
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VCU Spreads Ram Spirit to Local Stores
By Taylor Hall VCU Insight RICHMOND, Va – Virginia Commonwealth University marketing officials are hoping to get more local stores to sell VCU paraphernalia by spreading the word through their “I Want My Gear” campaign. According to VCU officials, the … Continue reading
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Virginia’s Largest Universities Raise Tuition
By Dayne Kaufman VCU Capital News Service Virginia’s five largest state universities – Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason, Old Dominion, Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia – have raised tuition by 5 to 7 percent for the coming school year. … Continue reading
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Slave Trail Seeks to Free City’s History
By Stephanie Power and Anna Yates Capital News Service RICHMOND – Near the corner of 17th and Main streets downtown is the site of Lumpkin’s Jail, where African slaves arriving at the Manchester docks were held before being sold off. … Continue reading
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Sites along the Richmond Slave Trail
The Richmond Slave Trail mirrors the experience of many African slaves in Richmond. It begins on the south side of the James River at Ancarrow’s Landing and ends a little more than three miles later at the First African Baptist … Continue reading
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Storyteller Mulls America’s Heritage
By Stephanie Power and Anna Yates Capital News Service Late one night, Nessa Baskerville Johnson received a strange phone call. “I think I’m your cousin,” said an unfamiliar voice. Stranger still: The caller told Johnson that their common relative was … Continue reading
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Movieland Opening Helps VCU Children
By Scott Kennedy and Brittany Grove VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va.– A new movie theatre recently opened in Richmond. Movieland Cinemas is located on Boulevard Avenue, just past the Diamond Stadium, and it’s already making its mark as a partner in … Continue reading
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New VCU President to Receive $890,000 in Compensation
By Scott Kennedy and Mark Coffman VCU InSight RICHMOND, Va.- Many students and faculty have been meeting VCU’s President-elect Michael Rao, who will take over as VCU’s President on July first. His current salary is $302,357 a year as President … Continue reading
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VCU Faculty Leader Talks About Rao Selection
By Jeremy Hirsch and Nurah Majeed VCU InSight VCU Insight’s Jeremy Hirsch interviews Faculty Senate president Dan Ream. Ream discusses the selection of VCU President-Elect Michael Rao.
