Alan Rodriguez Espinoza
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Amid a push by adjuncts for increased pay and benefits, Virginia Commonwealth University is changing how it classifies professors. An email notifying the coming policy change was sent days after VCU adjuncts announced they’d formed a union.
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The president of the student body at Virginia Commonwealth University is facing hundreds of insults and threats online after a Canadian conservative media outlet wrote about their anti-police political views.
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The Henrico School Board selected Roscoe Cooper of the Fairfield District to serve as its new chairman today. He replaces former Chairwoman Micky Ogburn, who stepped down after sharing an offensive Facebook post.
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Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize recreational marijuana on Wednesday. Gov. Ralph Northam held a bill signing ceremony, but one key advocacy group says they were left out of the event.
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Tensions are high and continue to escalate between members of the Richmond school board and the city administration as a power struggle unfolds over school construction.
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Health officials say Virginia remains on track to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all people 16 and older by mid-April, even though the state is following federal guidance to pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until further notice.
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Workers and advocates gathered on Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus and drove downtown, honking their horns in protest of wage theft allegations at several VCU construction sites and at the site for the new General Assembly building.
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Parents in Richmond say their children’s transcripts are reflecting the wrong information, and limiting their educational opportunities. While similar concerns have been raised in the past, this time around the pandemic seems to be a factor.
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It’s been a month since the death of Adam Oakes. The VCU freshman died after an alleged hazing incident at an event hosted by the university’s Delta Chi fraternity. VPM reporter Alan Rodriguez Espinoza had the chance to speak with Adam’s friends and family about how they will remember him.
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During a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced a series of upcoming transportation projects to improve train travel in Virginia. The upgrades will cost $3.7 billion, which will be funded by the most recent federal stimulus package.