MLK week of service
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NDW8aKjAg&w=560&h=315] This week, as VCU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we also honor something that makes our university community distinctive and beautiful. We are proudly the most diverse university in the commonwealth in all of the ways in which people are diverse and we are committed to becoming […]
The excellence of VCU students
After nearly a decade of unprecedented growth, enrollment at universities around the nation is now beginning to decline for many reasons. That trend is being seen across Virginia, too, including here at Virginia Commonwealth University. But VCU’s students continue to excel in some very significant ways. For example, our six-year graduation rates and second-year retention […]
New provost announced
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Gail Hackett, Ph.D., as VCU’s next provost and vice president for academic affairs. Her appointment as VCU’s chief academic officer follows a national search and is effective March 1, 2015. Dr. Hackett is a strong and accomplished academic leader and scholar who shares VCU’s commitment to […]
VCU remembers Gene Hunt
We were all deeply saddened over the holiday break to learn of the passing of Gene Hunt, Ph.D., a much-beloved former professor in the School of Business and supporter of VCU and the Richmond community for more than 50 years. Simply put, Gene was one our greatest people and greatest supporters. He epitomized the VCU […]
