Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Forty-eight years ago, riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York began what many consider the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement in the United States. To memorialize, June has been regarded as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and is marked with festivals, parades and other events. This Pride Month, I am proud to recognize […]
A place to learn for generations to come
I am very proud of the work we do at Virginia Commonwealth University to educate and collaborate with community members in the Richmond region and worldwide. We see the difficult and rise to the challenge to find solutions, create, innovate and heal. VCU truly embodies what it means to be a 21st century research university. […]
A day of remembrance
Our nation owes so much to the brave people who gave all to ensure the most basic of freedoms enumerated by the founding fathers of our country. Because of them we are able to dedicate ourselves to VCU’s mission of education, creation, innovation and life-saving healthcare. Virginia Commonwealth University has always been committed to those […]
Recipients of Quest Commercialization Funding
The Quest Commercialization Funding is dedicated to advancing VCU inventions to a more mature stage and improving their chances of commercialization and benefiting the public.
Opportunities to promote inclusion from the classroom to the conference room
The VCU community has called for the continued development of courses, classroom learning experiences and professional development opportunities that are inclusive and engage across disciplinary, unit and area boundaries.
Celebrating the Class of 2017
This morning nearly 5,000 students graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. As graduates of one of America’s premier research universities, our alumni have been challenged and changed by their experience at VCU. I am proud of each and every one of them and know they have a promising future awaiting them. I also know that our […]
