Office of the Provost

Dear VCU Community, I am pleased to announce that I am appointing Kathleen Rudasill, Ph.D., as the interim senior vice provost for faculty affairs, effective May 20, 2025. Dr. Rudasill brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record of leadership to this role, and I am confident that she will foster excellence and collaboration […]

I write to announce the transition of Mangala Subramaniam, Ph.D., from her role as senior vice provost for faculty affairs back to the faculty, effective May 31. Dr. Subramaniam has been an invaluable member of our leadership team, and her contributions have left an indelible mark on our institution. During her two-and-a-half-year tenure, Dr. Subramaniam […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, In just a few days, I’ll have the opportunity to brag about you. Again. In what I expect to be my last presentation as provost to VCU’s Board of Visitors, I will have the opportunity to update the members on all we have accomplished in the past year on […]

Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D., the current head of VCU’s Division of Community Engagement is being promoted to vice provost, effective immediately, said Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Dr. Mosavel has done an outstanding job of both reorganizing and energizing VCU’s Community Engagement team after it was moved into the […]

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have concluded our national search and selected Brian P. Brown, Ph.D., to become the dean of the VCU School of Business, effective April 25, 2025. The Board of Visitors will officially consider the appointment at its next quarterly meeting. Dr. Brown currently serves as a professor […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, The images above come from a presentation that I will be sharing with VCU’s Board of Visitors at a workshop later this month – and they are remarkable. We have a great story to tell about our university today. Enrollment is poised to increase for the third consecutive year; […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, I hope by now you have read the message from university leadership regarding the steps VCU is taking to remain in compliance with the policy guidance from the U.S. Dept. of Education. That guidance in DOE’s recent letter compels VCU to balance the university’s priorities. VCU prides itself on […]

VCU has a complete draft of the Carnegie Community Engaged University Reclassification Self-Study report. It has been a tremendous effort across the campus. We want to take this opportunity to recognize what we have accomplished and share highlights of what we have learned. The ProcessOver the past year, we conducted two unit-level surveys and one […]

The Office of the Provost is thrilled to introduce the Expanding Networks of Expert Scholars initiative! This new program is designed to support the growth of tenure-eligible assistant and tenured associate professors by helping them build their national and international scholarly networks. Applications are due March 17, 2025. What’s in it for you?This initiative is […]

Dear VCU Faculty, Once again, I am sorry that my schedule prevented me from attending the January 28th meeting of the VCU Faculty Senate. I understand that there was a spirited discussion regarding the guidance my office gave to deans regarding the prominent role that terminal degrees should play in the consideration of faculty promotions, […]