President’s Posts

As our nation celebrates Veterans Day — honoring the brave service members who fought for the freedoms we all enjoy — I am especially grateful to those members of the VCU community who are veterans of our armed forces. They are part of what makes VCU a 21st century university and a truly great place […]

At Virginia Commonwealth University, we — our faculty, staff and students — are partners in our community and leaders in our nation. Part of the responsibility of being fully engaged in your community means exercising one of your most important rights as Americans: voting. Every election is important. The commonwealth will have the opportunity to […]

Dear VCU and VCU Health Communities, I am pleased to announce the launch of the engagement phase of VCU’s master site plan process and to share opportunities for members of our community to help shape the future development of the Monroe Park and MCV campuses.  Last month, VCU hired Ayers Saint Gross, an internationally recognized […]

Celebrated from September 15 – October 15 nationally, Hispanic Heritage Month honors the histories, cultures and contributions of the Latinx people in the United States.

I will always support and encourage all of our people to stand up for your beliefs. But we must do so without physical confrontation and harm. Our educational mission—and indeed our democracy—depends on humans listening to and learning from each another and moving forward together, not silencing either by act or by intimidation of those with whom we disagree.

We will continue to advocate for DACA students within the legal bounds that govern us as a public university. We are committed to safeguard their privacy and confidentiality to the fullest extent allowed by law.