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�鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington last week outlined his goals for the coming academic year, including the establishment of the �鶹��Ƶ Virginia Promise to “be the institution for all Virginians” and implementing a five-year plan for �鶹��Ƶ to climb more than 40 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Spelman College in Atlanta recently named �鶹��Ƶ alum Liz Andrews executive director of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. She began her new role Aug. 2.

Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent commitment to increase funding for Virginia’s behavioral health system is an important step in addressing the state’s mental health inequities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, said Keith Renshaw, psychology professor at �鶹��Ƶ.

�鶹��Ƶ 4,000 of our students have a military affiliation through dependency, service or a spouse.

�鶹��Ƶ's Michael Buschmann and his team have developed technology that could help make COVID-19 vaccines less costly, with fewer side-effects and more available.

The entire �鶹��Ƶ community is being asked to upload their vaccination status by Aug. 1.

The Fairfax Campus will host a large-scale public safety training exercise Friday, July 30, with the FBI and other federal, regional and local public safety agencies .

�鶹��Ƶ is joining the growing community of universities that require all students, faculty, and staff to get vaccinated, and to share verification of their vaccination status, in order to work, study, and live on campus.

 

Deborah Willis (PhD cultural studies 2003) remembers wanting to be a photographer since she was 10 years old. Her mother worked as a beautician, and Willis said the images and stories that surrounded her in her mom’s shop had a lasting impact on her career and her view of activism. Willis was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year in recognition of her life of activism as a photographer.

Fairfax, Va.—�鶹��Ƶ is pleased to announce that Dr. Sharnnia Artis has been named Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, effective September 1. Artis currently serves as Assistant Dean of Access and Inclusion in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, one of the most diverse engineering programs in the nation.