President’s Posts

Today, 2,900 students will become alumni of Virginia Commonwealth University. It is an honor to gather with colleagues, family and loved ones to celebrate years of hard work and dedication to academic excellence accomplished by our graduates. Graduates have earned a degree from a major national research university dedicated to collaboration across disciplines, innovation and […]

As we take pause in our work and studies to join together with friends and family, I am grateful for Virginia Commonwealth University and our strong community. VCU’s faculty, staff, students and alumni make our university a great place to live, learn, create, innovate and heal. So much has been accomplished since the start of […]

As our nation celebrates Veterans Day — honoring the brave service members who fought for the freedoms we all enjoy — I am especially grateful to those members of the VCU community who are veterans of our armed forces. They are part of what makes VCU a 21st century university and a truly great place […]

Earlier this year I spoke of the fascination of what’s difficult and how we—VCU—will face challenges that seem insurmountable. The message remains the same: we will face difficulty head on, working together to face and conquer these challenges.

Forty-eight years ago, riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York began what many consider the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement in the United States. To memorialize, June has been regarded as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and is marked with festivals, parades and other events. This Pride Month, I am proud to recognize […]

Our nation owes so much to the brave people who gave all to ensure the most basic of freedoms enumerated by the founding fathers of our country. Because of them we are able to dedicate ourselves to VCU’s mission of education, creation, innovation and life-saving healthcare. Virginia Commonwealth University has always been committed to those […]