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Beginning this month, the yearlong Ecopoetics of Infrastructure project will develop new ways of translating climate research into public knowledge through poetry, visual art, music and community engagement. (Getty Images)

VCU to translate climate research in unique ways through Ecopoetics of Infrastructure

Oct. 20, 2026

Led by the Humanities Research Center, the multidisciplinary project in Richmond will feature poetry, visual art, music and community engagement.

‘Worthy of Importance’ Stories help fill gaps in Virginia’s Latino History

Sept. 23, 2026

“It really highlights how much the Latino community has contributed to the social, political and economic life in Virginia.”

VCU’s third annual Humanities Week to explore the theme of repair

Aug. 26, 2026

Hosted by the Humanities Research Center, the Sept. 8-11 program examines reckoning with history and moving toward healing.

A new minor in Native American and Indigenous studies reflects VCU’s growing spotlight on the centrality of Indigenous peoples, their contributions and their ongoing presence in America and Virginia. (File photo)

VCU offering new minor in Native American and Indigenous studies

Aug. 12, 2026

Debuting this fall in the College of Humanities and Sciences, the curriculum reflects growing ties to Virginia’s tribal nations.

At a recent event at VCU, Melissa Holds the Enemy, chief justice for the Upper Mattaponi, said, “We are reclaiming and strengthening what has already belonged to us.” (Jake Burns, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Summit explores judicial aspects of Virginia’s tribal nations

July 15, 2026

The Upper Mattaponi Tribe and VCU’s Humanities Research Center collaborate on the second annual gathering.

Latino Virginia at the VCU Humanities Research Center’s Inaugural Humanities Symposium

July 13, 2026

Student Researchers from the Latino Virginia oral History project present at the Inaugural Humanities Symposium and discuss their experience as student researchers.

Tomika Ferguson, associate dean of student affairs and community engagement in the School of Education; Cristina Stanciu, director of the Humanities Research Center; Ashley Shoell-Gonzalez, program service coordinator for the Ryan White Program; John Jones, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences and Sustainability; VCU President Michael Rao; Aarushi Khanna, a student in the School of Nursing; and Christopher Brooks, professor in the School of World Studies, at this week’s PACME ceremony. (Skip Rowland)

This year's PACME honorees are committed to the success of the VCU community

April 14, 2026

Tomika Ferguson of the School of Education earned the capstone award of the program, which recognizes contributions among students, faculty and staff that support cross-cultural relations and a welcoming environment.

Latino Virginia oral history project to get wider audience

March 26, 2026

VCU weekend symposium will offer a preview ahead of a broader launch in the fall.

Religion and spirituality power annual lecture series from new VCU hub

Feb. 16, 2026

The Center for the Study of Global Religions and Spiritualities encourages a broader understanding of world culture.

Cristina Stanciu, director of the Humanities Research Center at VCU, is a leader in Indigenous and multiethnic literary studies. (File photo)

Cristina Stanciu’s visiting professorship in France deepens VCU’s global humanities reach

Jan. 28, 2026

The director of the Humanities Research Center will spend a month at Université Bordeaux Montaigne.