Undergraduate Student News

Mass communications major Hazel Hoffman will bring a radio background into their blossoming career in podcast production. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2024: Hazel Hoffman put their stamp on the inaugural Student Podcast Day

Dec. 4, 2024

From marketing to emceeing, Hoffman did a little of everything. Now, they will embark on a D.C.-based podcast internship.

English major Barbara Kornhauser will earn her bachelor’s degree this month. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

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.

Kathleen Russo has twice studied abroad as a VCU student, including spending a semester in Argentina, where this photo was taken. (Contributed image)

Class of 2024: Nearby and far away, Kathleen Russo expands her horizons and commitment

Nov. 25, 2024

The biology graduate from Chesterfield embraces community service and study abroad ahead of medical school.

From turkey and stuffing to mashed potatoes and green beans, international students and scholars – joined by some peers from the United States – sampled holiday classics. (Photo by Amelia Heymann)

Students and scholars from across the globe come together for Thanksgiving dinner at VCU

Nov. 21, 2024

The annual gathering from the Global Education Office has become its own popular tradition on campus.

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A year-end review of students and alums who earned prestigious scholarships through the National Scholarship Office

Nov. 11, 2024

Recipients represent a variety of fields and backgrounds, and their scholarships will provide invaluable opportunities to deepen their studies, gain new perspectives and grow in their fields.

Bob Pryor, a Navy veteran and political science student, is vice president of the Student Veterans Association at VCU and works in the district office of U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

By sea and now land, Navy veteran expands his service mindset as a VCU student

Nov. 8, 2024

Bob Pryor is finishing his undergraduate degree, preparing for his master’s in public administration – and staying incredibly busy beyond the classroom.

VCU student Anirudh Mepperla (seated) and Kirk Richardson, associate professor in the Department of Focused Inquiry, with one of the nap pods recently installed on the fifth floor of Grace E. Harris Hall. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

The bearer of good snooze: Undergrad’s research project is behind the new nap pods on campus

Oct. 30, 2024

Anirudh Mepperla and his Focused Inquiry professor, Kirk Richardson, put classwork into action.

VCU’s Jackson Mallory was elected minority leader at the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation led by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Institute for Democracy, Pluralism and Community Empowerment.  (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Led by VCU, the inaugural Virginia Government Simulation gives college students an exercise in engagement

Oct. 11, 2024

The three-day event, put on by the Institute for Democracy, Pluralism and Community Empowerment, involved 45 students from nine campuses across the state.

Ava Beaudin, a junior at VCU, learned about platinum therapeutics for ovarian and pancreatic cancers during a recent internship. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Chemistry major Ava Beaudin embraces the lab and the language

Oct. 7, 2024

The junior and aspiring doctor sees her recent summer internship in cancer research as a lesson in communication.

Aditya Kotha, a senior at VCU, researches alternative and affordable treatments for inflammatory immune disorders. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailments

Sept. 25, 2024

Kotha, a Goldwater Scholar, hopes that his research in VCU’s Ryan Immunology Lab will one day help ‘improve and advance patient care.’