‘Medicine for the Soul’
It is no exaggeration to say that the first steps of human progress came in a library. Libraries were the center of the city in ancient times, filled with manuscripts and scrolls and big ideas, the meeting place for the educated of the city who would come together to talk about art, culture, engineering, medicine […]
Update on the governor’s budget for 2016-17
The 2016 Session of the General Assembly concluded this past Friday, one day earlier than expected. Although the legislators will return on April 20 to consider any actions on the budget or other legislation taken by the governor, I write to share with you the items that are of most consequence to VCU and VCU […]
Ushering in the future of children’s health
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children’s Pavilion ribbon cutting ceremony. This afternoon, we cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children’s Pavilion, an outpatient pediatric specialty care clinic at Broad and 11th streets. In doing so, we did more than celebrate the opening of an impressive and beautiful new […]
Winning on the field, in the classroom
VCU Ram Mo Alie-Cox, photo by VCU Athletics It has been a great spring so far for VCU’s student-athletes. Men’s basketball shared the A-10 regular season title — the first in VCU history — and will play in the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed this week in Brooklyn. Women’s basketball enjoyed its most […]
Racism is a challenging dialogue for many people
Wanda Mitchell, Ed.D. This blog is an important way for me to communicate with the VCU community and beyond. But, of course, I am hardly the only member of VCU’s leadership team with a voice on important issues. That is why I will, on occasion, offer this space to my colleagues who are leading important […]
