President’s Posts

As is tradition, we gather in the new year to reflect on the state of our university. This is a year brimming with history and hope. First…our history. This institution began 180 years ago with a deep commitment to the social good. And when we came together under the “VCU” name 50 years ago, in […]

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 […]

We are united by a drive to challenge the norm. We are inspired to create positive social change. This drive is in our DNA. It enhances our students’ experiences, spurs innovation and creativity, and improves lives. Together, we achieve extraordinary results. I invite you to read about 10 extraordinary things VCU did in this year’s […]

This holiday season, I am reminded of the many reasons to celebrate Virginia Commonwealth University. This fall, my faculty colleagues broke institutional records for research and creative activity for the ninth time in the last 10 years, topping $275 million and helping us land among the nation’s top 100 research universities. That is according to […]

Dear University and VCU Health Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the VCU Health System Authority Board of Directors approved the next phase of the Strategic Master Facility Plan. The plan will help us realize our Vision by Design for VCU Health to be among the premier academic health systems in the nation. The […]

As we celebrate National Nurses Week, we at VCU have much to celebrate, thanks to nurses at VCU Medical Center and the faculty, staff and students of VCU School of Nursing. They help make the university a top public research university and a Magnet-designated hospital — an honor bestowed on very few hospitals.  More importantly, […]