President’s Posts

Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s premier urban research university and we are taking our place among the nation’s top 50 public research institutions.  Our incredible success is a credit to many people, including my talented and dedicated colleagues at VCU.  Every day, in myriad ways, they demonstrate their commitment to excellence and outstanding performance in support of our mission to promote exceptional teaching, research, community engagement and patient care.

Dear VCU and VCU Health Communities, We are pleased to welcome William Gregory Hundley, M.D., as the inaugural director of the VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, effective July 1. Dr. Hundley is a proud alumnus of VCU School of Medicine. With his outstanding reputation as a physician-scientist and mentor, Dr. Hundley is a perfect fit […]

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s travel ban, we are carefully examining the impact on VCU and those we serve. We are also working to assist members of our community who the ban may affect.

It is my pleasure to share a message from Dr. Marsha Rappley, Virginia Commonwealth University Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of the VCU Health System.   In celebration of National Nurses Week, I would like to share my gratitude to our nursing team at VCU Health. Our nurses have set a high bar for […]

At a nationally premier research university, having a nationally premier library matters. I could not be more proud of VCU Libraries and the legacy of learning they have inspired for more than a century. VCU Libraries are profoundly important to our emergence as one of America’s most-respected urban public research universities. Earlier this academic year, […]

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.