President’s Posts

Michael Rao, Ph.D.

Category results for: June 2017

VCU Health Strategic Master Facility Update

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 […]

Assessing the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a limited version of President Trump’s travel ban to take effect, we are carefully examining the impact on VCU and those we serve.

Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Forty-eight years ago, riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York began what many consider the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement in the United States. To memorialize, June has been regarded as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and is marked with festivals, parades and other events. This Pride Month, I am proud to recognize […]

A place to learn for generations to come

I am very proud of the work we do at Virginia Commonwealth University to educate and collaborate with community members in the Richmond region and worldwide. We see the difficult and rise to the challenge to find solutions, create, innovate and heal. VCU truly embodies what it means to be a 21st century research university. […]

VCU Qatar update

The situation continues to unfold in Qatar as six Persian Gulf countries have broken diplomatic ties with Qatar. While we are not sure of the extent of the impact, our colleagues at VCU Qatar are safe and secure.