President’s Posts

Dear VCU and VCU Health communities: As we celebrate our 50 years together under the VCU name in 2018, it is fitting that we reflect on the history and legacy of our institution. We do this within a broader national conversation and alongside many of our peers in higher education who are examining their pasts […]

Nearly 4,700 professional, graduate and undergraduate degrees were awarded to more than 4,300 graduates. It was an honor to celebrate such a momentous event with new alumni, their families, friends and loved ones. The VCU community is magnificent. Below, is the address I delivered to those gathered.   To this year’s graduates, families and loved […]

It is my pleasure to share a message from Dr. Marsha Rappley, Virginia Commonwealth University Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of the VCU Health System.   In celebration of National Nurses Week, I would like to share my gratitude to our nursing team at VCU Health. Our nurses have set a high bar for […]

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the School of Nursing. Today’s guest post author is Dean Jean Giddens.   We have so much to proud of in 2018 as we mark our 125th year as a leader in nursing education and research. From its start in 1893 as the Virginia Hospital Training School for […]

I have been spending a lot of time at the state capitol lately advocating for VCU, and was especially heartened to meet up this week with several of our students who are working hard on one of the most important issues facing our commonwealth and our country – the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Dear VCU Community:   Fifty years ago, the Wayne Commission report set into motion the establishment of what we now call Virginia Commonwealth University. We remain faithful to the commission’s charge of being a university that “concentrates on meeting the needs of an urban population living and working in an urban environment.” I am proud […]