"VCU is a place that needs fruitful connections and idea exchange to happen freely, and I see MATX as just such an opportunity.”

“The amount of available data has been growing tremendously in the last decade along with the development of the internet and hardware. People are more interested in how to analyze and interpret the data.”

Where do foreign languages, the Brothers Grimm and computer-assisted learning intersect at VCU? In the office and classroom of Robert Godwin-Jones, Ph.D., a professor and member of the foreign language faculty in the School of World Studies.

In January 2004, Dewey Taylor saw an ad for her dream job—a tenure-track position in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at VCU.

"Philosophy thrives in community—it’s about bouncing ideas off of one another, disagreeing, thinking of better arguments."

Ukraine was on the minds of many Americans in 2019. That also happens to be one of the countries in which Judy Twigg, professor in the Department of Political Science, specializes.

Lawyer or chemist? Michelle Peace was torn.

As an undergrad, Mychal Smith, Ph.D., knew he wanted a career in the sciences. He originally planned to be a medical doctor, but biology just didn’t take.

When CHS announced a cluster hiring for a migration studies initiative with a focus on Latin America, Gaby Leon-Perez, Ph.D., knew she had found the right fit.