CHS announces winners of the 2023 Seed Awards
March 24, 2023
In total, ten Seed proposals proposals were funded.
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.
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.
Shawn Utsey appointed acting chair of African American Studies
Sept. 29, 2023
Utsey is a professor with joint appointments in the Department of Psychology and the Department of African American Studies.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
D'Arcy Mays appointed interim dean of University College
Nov. 9, 2023
Mays is a founding chair of the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research.
Shawn O. Utsey appointed chair of AFAM
July 1, 2024
Utsey has served as acting chair of the department since September.
Andrew Crislip appointed chair of history
July 1, 2024
Crislip currently serves as the Blake Chair in the History of Christianity within the Department of History.
Olivia Landry appointed chair of gender, sexuality and women’s studies
July 18, 2024
Landry is an associate professor of German studies in the School of World Studies.
Rebecca Segal appointed acting chair of SSOR
July 18, 2024
Segal was appointed chair of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in April after serving in an interim role, and is a professor of applied mathematics.
VCU announces appointments of Harry Lyons Chair in Judaic Studies and Powell-Edwards Chair for Religion and the Arts
Aug. 12, 2024
Samuel J. Kessler and Meryl “Mimi” Winick will join the faculty this fall.
CHS names three new faculty fellows
Aug. 28, 2024
Brooke Newman, Jon Waybright and Joshua Smith will assist the college in the areas of faculty affairs, academic affairs and experiential learning.
CHS announces the retirement of Sally Hunnicutt
Sept. 3, 2024
Sally served in the dean's office for four years, and was a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, where she also served as associate chair.
Amy Rector named AD for faculty and academic affairs, sciences and mathematics
Sept. 11, 2024
Amy is an associate professor of anthropology in the School of World Studies and has served as the school's director for the past three years.