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Lyndon F. Cooper | School of Dentistry

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Supporting our Asian community at the VCU School of Dentistry

Over the six weeks that I have been your interim dean, I feel we have made great strides in moving our school’s culture to one of positivity and hope.  But it saddens me personally that, as a country, we do not seem to recognize the richness and value that our diverse culture brings to our […]

DEI committee report

From Dr. Carlos Smith, our director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), comes the following update highlighting his and his committee’s important work to shape institutional leadership surrounding diversity, cultural sensitivity, and health inequities. I applaud Dr. Smith’s leadership and vision as well as his committee’s commitment to address changes needed in our school and […]