As college students around the state resume classes this week, Duke University is encouraging students to wear masks to help stop the spread of illness as they head back to classrooms.
A recently-released report commissioned by VCU found the university's medical college was "intimately connected" with slavery from its founding in 1838 through the Civil War. The enslaved individuals were surmised to have played key roles in maintaining and ensuring the success of the institution.
In a conversation with presidents of small private colleges, tech company executives praise graduates’ leadership and critical thinking ability but say they need to develop skills for a first job, too.