President’s Posts

Michael Rao, Ph.D.

Category results for: September 2017

The Importance of Our Climate and Culture

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 […]

Title IX statement

In light of the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to rescind certain guidelines related to investigating sexual assault cases, Virginia Commonwealth University maintains its inexorable commitment to the safety, security and success of all of our people.

Commemorating Hispanic History Month

Celebrated from September 15 – October 15 nationally, Hispanic Heritage Month honors the histories, cultures and contributions of the Latinx people in the United States.

Thank you from the Virginia Commonwealth University community

The Virginia Commonwealth University community is grateful to those who helped ensure that Saturday’s protests near our Monroe Park Campus were largely civil and free from violence.

President’s statement on Monument Avenue protests

I will always support and encourage all of our people to stand up for your beliefs. But we must do so without physical confrontation and harm. Our educational mission—and indeed our democracy—depends on humans listening to and learning from each another and moving forward together, not silencing either by act or by intimidation of those with whom we disagree.