RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * First, psychology student Libbie Racanelli wondered how she would pay for college. Then she questioned if she even belonged there. * * * By Leila Ugincius About How I Turned It Around: In this series, students who've struggled academically and otherwise share insights, resources and stories of how they got back on track. * * * A self-described "lifelong learner," Libbie Racane more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann When James Orr steps across the commencement stage this month, having earned his master's degree in social work, the Virginia Commonwealth University graduate will recall another memorable walk he made - when he left jail. Orr's issues with addiction started at age 13 and continued into his 20s, as he struggled to express his emotions and sought an escape. That led to committing crimes more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Punched by her initial college stint and the pandemic, the former gym manager made her way across the country to VCU. * * * By Leila Ugincius By 2019, Mackenzie Gebroe had a promising career in management and dropped out of college to pursue it full time. Timing wasn't on her side. "So I took the leap," she said. "School wasn't working out for me." But one pandemic and numerou more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU faculty and travel opportunities helped shape the two-time graduate, who is serving as a Virginia Management Fellow. * * * By Haley Tenore Melanie Cruz may be a self-described introvert, but she is demonstrably outgoing when it comes to promoting health access. Cruz graduates this month with her second degree from Virginia Commonwealth University - a master's in public health. Along the way more PR