Celebrating our ‘Shining Knights’
Saturday marks a special event in the life of Virginia Commonwealth University: The annual Shining Knight Gala, which honors the life-saving physicians, nurses and care providers from VCU Medical Center’s Level 1 trauma center. They are, without a doubt, heroes to so many who depend upon their expertise and advocacy. I could not be […]
VCU leadership presents 2016-17 budget recommendations to BOV
This is a conservative proposal that reflects the need to constrain tuition and fee increases while helping to ensure a high-quality educational experience for VCU students.
‘This Nation (and University) of Many Peoples’
As VCU celebrates our annual PACME Awards this afternoon—and as our nation marks the 48th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, commemorated by a “Die In” of students here and at campuses across the country — I am reminded of the poignant opinion penned by Justice Lewis F. Powell in the landmark case […]
Celebrating our alumni
Since 2011, when we launched the Quest for Distinction strategic plan, Virginia Commonwealth University has been on a journey to become one of the nation’s premier urban, public research universities. Thanks to the talent, vision and investment of so many, we have indeed become a more-relevant research university for the 21st century. It is […]
