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Black History Month at VCU to feature award-winning cartoonist and many more thought-provoking events

“We hope that it increases awareness and understanding around the contributions of black people,” said Kim Green, assistant director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

VCU President Michael Rao: VCU has the chance to lead 21st-century American higher education and health care

In his annual address, Rao outlined his vision for VCU’s future in a challenging national landscape, and revealed the launch of a new student innovation storefront.

Commitment to creativity and digital literacy earns VCU designation as an Adobe Creative Campus

VCU is the first school in Virginia to be named an Adobe Creative Campus.

VCU hits new milestone with $310M in sponsored research funding

Combined awards for sponsored research programs totaled $310,216,377, representing a jump of 14.6% from VCU’s $271 million in funding from the previous fiscal year.

Ling Ma wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘Severance’

Ling Ma's book, “Severance,” tells the survival story of an isolated young woman in New York City who is the last person to abandon her office job after an infectious disease originating in China sweeps across the globe.

What’s your legacy?

Students share the importance of being involved while on campus and staying involved after graduation The legacies we leave tell the stories of the lives we touch. Through their thoughtful commitment to their alma mater and VCU Alumni, thousands of alumni members are creating a meaningful legacy, making a lasting impression on students’ lives. VCU […]

Connecting for a cause

Bringing diversity and inclusion to VCU’s alumni By Anthony Langley “We wanted to create an opportunity to bring together our alumni groups and students,” says Wanda Mitchell, Ed.D., reflecting on Virginia Commonwealth University’s first Diversity and Inclusion Networking Reception, held in April as part of VCU Alumni’s Reunion Weekend. Mitchell, special assistant for university strategic […]