Office of the Provost

VCU was one of the first universities in the nation to receive the Carnegie Community Engaged University Classification in 2005, and one of very few R1 institutions. We earned reclassification in 2015, and are in the midst of reclassifying for the designation now.  One of the reasons we do this is to keep growing – […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, I often say that there’s never been a better time to be part of VCU, as we continue our ascent and establish ourselves as an institution that matters for the future. The latest rankings released by the U.S. News & World Report affirm this, moving VCU up seven spots […]

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Srirama Rao, Ph.D., VCU’s vice president for research and innovation, announced today that the VCU Rice Rivers Center is being repositioned to serve as a resource to the entire university. The idea for the change was among the final recommendations of the […]

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we are concluding our national search and appointing Manu Gupta, Ph.D. as vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at VCU, effective immediately. Dr. Gupta currently serves as the unit’s interim dean, a position he has held for nearly two years.The Board of Visitors approved the […]

Dear VCU faculty: Thank you for all that you do to help students and advance VCU’s academic mission. Evidence of your accomplishments can be seen across the university: increased student enrollment, rising national rankings, and growing sponsored research. I appreciate your commitment to teaching and fostering critical thinking among our diverse students. I also recognize […]