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Blackbird literary journal team launches multidimensional podcast
Aug. 13, 2025
Through performative readings and music composition, the new format brings the written word to life.
Anne de Marcken wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over’
Aug. 11, 2025
De Marcken will receive the prize, which is now in its 24th year, during a public event at VCU on Nov. 5.
Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Motherlands’
June 11, 2025
His debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU.
Mellon Foundation grant will support launch of Indigenous Humanities Lab at VCU
April 21, 2025
Through a partnership of the Humanities Research Center and the College of Humanities and Sciences, Cristina Stanciu and Catherine Ingrassia are expanding the university’s focus on Native programs.
At the movies: Professors review Oscar-nominated films through the lens of their expertise
Feb. 27, 2025
Ahead of the Academy Awards, professors discuss what worked – or didn’t – in five of the 2025 nominees.
For the many layers of American democracy, new course taps into the many layers of VCU faculty expertise
Feb. 13, 2025
Nearly three dozen specialists in the College of Humanities and Sciences are collectively teaching U.S Democracy United/Divided this semester – and organizers think the concept will evolve.
Class of 2024: Barbara Kornhauser is a second-generation Ram in reverse
Dec. 3, 2024
A half-century after her initial foray into college, the English major will follow in her son’s footsteps with a degree from VCU.
Like a fine poem, David Wojahn made a lasting impression
Nov. 21, 2024
The esteemed English professor and Pulitzer Prize finalist retires after two decades at VCU, where his words and warmth endure.
cRam Session: Medieval Literature and the Weird
Nov. 11, 2024
3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Adin Lears, whose course explores early stories to consider questions of fate, destiny and our place in the cosmic order.
How I found my research: Hope Ward studies paths to more equitable actor training programs
Oct. 23, 2024
Ward, a Ph.D. student, actor and director, finds inspiration in theater but also recognizes where it needs closer study and a commitment to marked improvement.