Call for nominations: SCHEV’s Outstanding Faculty Awards
Albert Farrell, Ph.D., VCU psychology professor and director of the Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, received the 2015 Outstanding Faculty Award. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has issued its annual call for nominations for the 2016 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards program. Created in 1986 by the General Assembly, the Outstanding Faculty […]
Diversity taskforce: Six recommendations to further improve diversity
Last August — as part of our enduring commitment to diversity in all its forms — I convened a taskforce charged with looking at how we recruit, enroll, retain and ultimately graduate underrepresented minority students, particularly from the Richmond region. Fewer underrepresented minority undergraduate students were enrolling at VCU in recent years. So, I asked […]
Title IX update: New state laws and VCU’s continued commitment
Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to an environment of inclusion and trust that enables all of our people to succeed in big ways — and we reaffirm and reinforce that essential commitment in every way and at every opportunity we can. In that spirit, I remind you of new Virginia state laws that take effect […]
Celebrating LGBT Pride Month and a historic day in America
The Supreme Court today issued a historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, ruling that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide. Gov. McAuliffe also recently declared June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month in Virginia. In that spirit, I am pleased to join in recognizing, honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ members of the Virginia Commonwealth […]
2015-16 budget approved, tuition set
The VCU Board of Visitors approved a budget plan on May 8, for the upcoming 2015-16 academic year that reflects our Quest for Distinction strategic plan priorities of retaining and attracting talented and diverse students, faculty and staff. The new budget plan addresses the need to improve compensation so that VCU is more competitive among […]
Celebrating the success of the class of 2015
This weekend is one of my favorite times of the academic year: When we celebrate the academic success and commencement of VCU students. This year, more than 5,000 strong. Many will be the first in their families to earn a university degree. Many have dreamed of and worked hard toward this day for many years. […]
