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Alumni spotlight: Patrick Harwood
 Patrick Harwood (B.S.'84/MC) moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1990 to take a news reporting position with the local CBS affiliate and quickly fell in love with his new city. He enjoyed occasional jaunts around the historic sites of Charleston, taking in its storied architecture and coastal vistas, sometimes planning a quick trip between classes as a communication professor at the College of Charleston in later years. It wasn’t until a visit to Magnolia Cemetery in 2008 that his sojourns took on a new purpose. Read more about Patrick's new book on Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery on our blog. |
New College of Humanities and Sciences website
The College's website has a new look! Our updated website will feature recent news and upcoming events as well as alumni information in a new, accessible format. View the alumni page.
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Alumni return to campus
This fall, several departments hosted alumni back on campus to reconnect with faculty and share exciting updates. View photos from the events:
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New book by Psychology professor
 A new book co-authored by Faye Belgrave, professor and doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, explores how to best help African-American boys succeed. The book, "African American Boys: Identity, Culture, and Development," comes five years after Belgrave authored a similar book focused on African-American girls titled, "African American Girls: Reframing Perceptions and Changing Experiences." Read more about Faye's work at VCU News. |
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VCU grad crowned Miss Maryland USA
 Mamé Adjei (B.A.'14/H&S), who graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in May, has been crowned Miss Maryland USA and will compete in the Miss USA pageant in summer 2015. Adjei, a 23-year-old Ghanaian-American from Silver Spring, Maryland, and a double major in political science and African American studies in VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences, said she decided to enter the Miss Maryland competition as a way to challenge herself. "I am a shy person and I wanted to do something that would force me to interact with others in various capacities and teach me to become a better public speaker," she said. "I also wanted to do this because I knew that when I won the title, I would have the opportunity to use my title to truly affect change in the ways that I envisioned." Read more about what's next for Mamé Adjei on VCU News. |
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Alumni spotlight
 Doug Burford (B.S.'65/MC), Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture alumnus and CEO/founder of Buford Advertising, has written an autobiography that traces his roots from VCU all the way to creating his own advertising company. The book was laid out in Word Press by Robertson School professor Scott Sherman. Read the book online. |
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We'd love to hear from you for our next newsletter, scheduled for Jan. 13. If you have news or photographs to submit please sent them to Caitlin Hanbury at cshanbury@vcu.edu. Thank you!
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