President’s Posts

Dear VCU and VCU Health System Communities,   At VCU and VCU Health System, we have an awesome mission: to educate, create, discover, heal, and innovate. It is a mission that enriches communities and allows people to reach their full potential. Everything we do, from the student experience to patient care, is about caring for […]

Dear VCU and VCU Health communities: As we celebrate our 50 years together under the VCU name in 2018, it is fitting that we reflect on the history and legacy of our institution. We do this within a broader national conversation and alongside many of our peers in higher education who are examining their pasts […]

Dear members of the VCU and VCU Health communities: I am pleased to announce that P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., will become the new Vice President for Research and Innovation, effective Oct. 1. Dr. Rao – no relation to me — comes to VCU from the University of Minnesota, where he is professor and associate dean for […]

Virginia Commonwealth University is a nationally premier research university composed of nationally premier academic, research, and clinical units. Two of our units are now celebrating a big change that elevates them even more—they are becoming colleges. What had been our School of Engineering since 1996 is now, very proudly, the VCU College of Engineering. It […]

My faculty physician colleagues at VCU Health are among the most compassionate providers of care in the world. Their world-class talent has benefited our region, the Commonwealth, and many people with unique needs throughout the world

Dear VCU and VCU Health Communities, It is my pleasure to announce that Aashir Nasim, Ph.D., a respected scholar and academic administrator, has been named the new vice president for inclusive excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective April 2. His appointment will be official upon approval at the upcoming board meeting. Dr. Nasim currently serves as […]