Fifty ninth-graders from Richmond Public Schools pose with officials last Saturday for photographs by happy parents and family members as they are celebrated for receiving four-year academic scholarships to Virginia Union University. The students must keep up their grades and finish high school before enrolling tuition-free at VUU, where their room and board also will be covered by a scholarship currently valued around $108,000. The scholarships are part of the HBCUs “VUU is RVA” campaign to
give greater access to academic, economic, medical and civic support to residents of the Metro Richmond area. Last Saturday’s celebration for the young scholars was held at the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center on VUU’s campus. Officials attending the event included RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras; Dr. Carleitta Paige- Anderson, dean of VUU’s University College; and Richmond School Board members Cheryl L. Burke, 7th District, and Jonathan Young, 4th District. (Ronald E. Carrington/Richmond Free Press)
