Office of the Provost

Dear colleagues, It is truly a privilege to return to VCU, an institution that holds a special place in my heart and a community I am proud to call home again.  I carry fond memories of my previous time as provost here, and I am honored to once again work alongside you as interim provost […]

The Office of the Provost is thrilled to announce the recipients of the Expanding Networks of Expert Scholars initiative for the 2025 academic year. This program, designed to foster national and international scholarly networks, is a cornerstone of our commitment to academic excellence and collaboration and the culture of care that we maintain for VCU […]

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 […]

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 following guidelines regarding terminal degrees for promotion and/or tenure are effective immediately. Faculty P&T Policy – Credentials for Promotion Guidelines VCU’s current promotion and tenure policy lacks detail to define appropriate academic credentials required for promotion or tenure. The current policy only states the faculty must have: “Appropriate credentials and experience” (Section 2.1) and […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, From ConnectEd general education and our interdisciplinary Practical AI minor, to our undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields such as Information Systems and Computer Science, several thousand students are enrolled in AI-related courses and programs at VCU this semester. That’s great news for them, and it’s a testament to […]

VCU defines community engagement as “The collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity. It can involve partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems and serve as catalysts for initiating and/or changing policies, programs, […]

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 […]