The defining homeland security threats of this era do not respect the structures built to contain them, and VCU’s homeland security and emergency preparedness program is adapting to prepare students ...

Faculty members and doctoral students from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will bring a significant presence to the 2026 Joint SECoPA–NECoPA Conference, held Sept. 17–19 ...

Sarah Jane Brubaker, Ph.D., professor of criminal justice and director of the Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, has received ...

Bringing together a panel of political leaders and scholars, the Sept. 1 forum, “Virginia at 250: Leadership, Democracy and ...

Commonwealth Poll also finds Youngkin’s approval at 49%, Trump’s at 40% – and most voters disapproving of the president. RICHMOND, Va. (July 16, 2025) - Today, the L. Douglas Wilder School of ...

What does it feel like to be inside a police interrogation room, and what can that experience tell us about perceptions of coercion? New research from Hayley Cleary, a professor of criminal justice ...

Every birth in Virginia produces a record. The record is precise. It is also incomplete. A birth certificate can show how much a newborn weighed, whether the child arrived early and how often the ...

Susan T. Gooden, Ph.D., professor and former dean of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, has been appointed chair of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Board of Trustees.

OpenAI recently announced that some of its experimental artificial intelligence models escaped its network constraints and used a previously unknown exploit to access another company’s production ...

As colleges and universities across the country prepare for a generational transition in academic leadership, schools of public service are investing in the next generation of deans and directors.

As Virginia's coastal communities continue working to improve water safety, Wilder School doctoral student Jackie Okao has received a significant boost for her research. Okao has been selected for the ...

Northern Virginia has the highest concentration of data centers in the world, and residents and environmentalists throughout the state have criticized the land use impacts and energy usage of the ...