Announcements

CHS announces winners of the 2023 Seed Awards
March 24, 2023
In total, ten Seed proposals proposals were funded.

CHS welcomes new staff this spring
May 25, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Shanika Chattar, Christen Edwards, Melody Falter, Brendan O’Keefe, Donielda Tripp-Leino and Michael Washington.

Staff Profile: Greg Patterson, Department of English
April 14, 2023
Greg Patterson serves as the office administrative assistant for the Department of English.

16 faculty and staff members and one committee honored at annual awards ceremony
April 20, 2023
The awards celebrate excellence of faculty and staff in the College of Humanities and Sciences.

CHS welcomes Russ Carmichael to the Dean’s Office
May 10, 2023
Russ joins the College as the new director of finance.

Belgrave to receive Presidential Medallion
May 11, 2023
Faye Belgrave, Ph.D., is associate dean for equity and community partnerships for the College of Humanities and Sciences, University Professor and director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention.

CHS welcomes new staff this summer
May 25, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Rigby Bendele, Jay Draper, Nicole L. Fischer, Ashley Sandman and Patrice Wiecek.

Mary Caton Lingold appointed director of Media, Art and Text Program
June 26, 2023
The MATX program is an interdisciplinary doctoral program between the Department of English, the Robertson School of Media and Culture, and the School of the Arts, and is housed in the College of Humanities and Sciences.

Kevin Allison appointed chair of the Department of Psychology
June 26, 2023
Allison recently served as associate chair in the Department of Psychology and as associate vice president for strategy and development in the Office of the President.

CHS welcomes new staff this August
Aug. 10, 2023
CHS is pleased to welcome Maggie Hasselbach, Laniece Jones, Krista McDonald and Cierra Parks

Loss of a beloved colleague, Matilde Moros
Aug. 18, 2023
Dr. Matilde (“Mati”) Moros, an associate professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, passed away on August 10, 2023.

Joseph Reiner appointed chair of the Department of Physics
Aug. 24, 2023
Joseph Reiner, Ph.D. is a professor of physics who specializes in experimental biophysics and nanoscience.

Deborah Polo receives the Distinguished Teaching Award at Convocation
Sept. 7, 2023
Polo has taught at VCU since her undergrad days in the early 1980s, and has taught most introductory courses in the Department of Chemistry.

A heartwarming tribute emerges in VCU's new STEM Building - 817WF
Sept. 11, 2023
Dr. Mike Hunnicutt honors longtime VCU chemistry professor, administrator Dr. Sally Hunnicutt, with named spaces in new STEM Building - 817WF

The passing of colleague David Golumbia
Sept. 21, 2023
Golumbia, an associate professor in the Department of English, was an expert on cyberlibertarianism, bitcoin, blockchain and the logic of computing.

The passing of colleague Erich Damm
Sept. 21, 2023
Dr. Erich Damm was an assistant professor in the Department of Biology.