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Portrait of Carmenita Higginbotham

VCUarts Dean Carmenita Higginbotham to step down at end of academic year

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Published:  09/14/2026
- by  Debbie Farris
  • Male senior designer from Amazon presenting in front of a large screen

    VCUarts launches Career Hub to help students harness the power of an arts degree

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    11/04/2026
  • Archival photo of former VCUarts Dean Murry DePillars in his office

    Former Dean Murry DePillars’ legacy of care is now permanent with fully endowed student fund

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    11/04/2026
  • For Nita and Jack Enoch, the annual fashion show is one of many reasons that VCU ‘enriches the experience of living here’

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    11/02/2026
  • World@VCU: Ognjen Vukić from Serbia

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    10/29/2026
  • VCUarts professor combines AI and virtual reality to enhance immigrant stories

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    10/29/2026
  • Dancing on Water: VCU students perform on the ICA’s floating Pond Theater

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    10/28/2026
  • VCUarts fashion students mix retro and modern at VMFA salon

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    10/26/2026
  • Seismic Holler: An interview with Artist Anna Showers-Cruser

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    10/24/2026
  • Best and Brightest: Two VCUarts graduates recognized as VCU Alumni 10 Under 10

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    10/23/2026
  • Female speaker with dark hair and brown eyeglasses for VCU Arts Lecture

    Sculpture alum and MacArthur Fellow Tara Donovan returns to VCUarts for November lecture

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    10/16/2026
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