Reminder of Nondiscrimination and Civil Rights at VCU
October 9, 2019 Dear VCU Community, We are grateful to be part of a community that respects, values, and dignifies every person and fosters an environment free of sexual misconduct, violence, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Thank you for ensuring that VCU is a great place for everyone. In that spirit, this message contains important information […]
VCU will lead $50M study of traumatic brain injuries in military personnel
Dear VCU and VCU Health colleagues, It is our pleasure to announce that the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a $50 million grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries on service members and veterans. Dr. David X. […]
Record-setting research at VCU
Dear VCU and VCU Health community, For more than a decade, Virginia Commonwealth University has steadily and strategically taken our place among America’s premier public research universities. This includes setting institutional records in sponsored research activity 10 times in the last 12 years. We are justifiably proud of our enterprise-wide focus and commitment to research, […]
VCU Staff Senate: advocating, informing and fostering opportunity
Today’s guest blog post is by VCU Staff Senate president Saher Randhawa. She is the program manager for the Office of Educational Affairs (OEA) within the Internal Medicine Department of the VCU School of Medicine. She manages the staff of OEA and coordinators that run the residency, fellowship, clerkship, Grand Rounds and research for the […]
Educating and preparing teachers to meet the needs of all students
It’s imperative that programs better prepare teachers to meet the needs of our increasingly diverse K-12 student population. We know that the most effective and successful teachers understand their students’ broader cultural contexts and approach teaching in a student-centered way. Woven throughout our programs are strategies to address the needs of more racially, ethnically, linguistically and economically diverse student populations.
An inspiring start to the new year
Dear VCU community, Welcome back! Our new academic year is off to an inspiring start. I was pleased to join many of you at Ram Camp, Move-In Day, New Student Convocation, and several other events throughout the first week. And already, you have renewed my energy and given me a glimpse of the many ways […]
