Recipients of Quest Commercialization Funding
The Quest Commercialization Funding is dedicated to advancing VCU inventions to a more mature stage and improving their chances of commercialization and benefiting the public.
Diversity and Inclusion Update
As the spring semester closes, I write to update you on our most recent progress related to making Virginia Commonwealth University more diverse and inclusive.
VCU Alumni Month
As vital members of the VCU family, please make time to join with alumni — from throughout the entire university, all eras of our history — to celebrate together.
Call for Nominations for VCU’s Distinguished Faculty Awards
Dear Colleagues, Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s premier urban, public research university. This is due, in no small part, to the talent and dedication of our faculty members who excel as teachers, researchers, creative scholars, and clinicians, and distinguish themselves in scholarship and service every day. Our faculty serve as models of excellence who embody […]
The Fascination of What’s Difficult
I am deeply appreciative to everyone who participated in this year’s State of the Unversity address. Below, please find the full text of my address. It’s a privilege to be with you to reaffirm in this new year our enduring commitment: That we are a premier research university focused on the positive progress of […]
VCU’s Impact on the Region: Talent, Innovation, and Collaboration
For almost 180 years, the story of VCU has been the story of Richmond, and we have always committed to having a positive impact on our community. In 1838, a team of physicians founded MCV to address a doctor shortage in the Commonwealth. In 1917, RPI opened to serve the higher learning and service needs of our city. When the two merged in 1968, VCU was born with “an obligation to relate itself to the community … and to participate in the solution of existing problems.”