Leaders around the world
In 1998, Virginia Commonwealth University became the first university to open a campus at Education City in Doha, Qatar. In the nearly two decades since, eight universities from around the world have followed our lead, and higher education in the Middle East has been forever transformed. Today, we celebrate the 15th graduating class of […]
Celebrating student success
Our mission as one of America’s premier research university is to prepare our students not only to succeed in the world, but to lead it. On Saturday, I will help confer the degrees of more than 2,300 new VCU graduates, one of my greatest privileges as president. These VCU degrees signify our graduates’ academic success […]
Celebrating the success of the class of 2015
This weekend is one of my favorite times of the academic year: When we celebrate the academic success and commencement of VCU students. This year, more than 5,000 strong. Many will be the first in their families to earn a university degree. Many have dreamed of and worked hard toward this day for many years. […]
Our graduates inspire us
Today is one of the greatest days in the life of our university and our people: the day on which we honor our graduating students. This semester, more than 2,500 students will earn their degrees from VCU, and I could not be prouder of every one of them. They are not earning a degree from […]
Maya Angelou
The world lost an influential and inspirational voice in Maya Angelou, who died today. The Associated Press called her a Renaissance woman in her obituary published today in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, noting her literary success as well as singing, acting, dancing and teaching. The story of her life and the writings she has bestowed upon […]
Celebrating our graduates
The weekend approaches quickly as the Virginia Commonwealth University spring class of 2014 — with more than 4,100 members — finishes final exams and culminating projects. It is a year these soon-to-be alumni and their families will mark forever: the year they earned their degree from one of the nation’s premier research universities. The VCU […]