Office of the Provost

The following story was posted by VCU News on Dec. 10, 2025. Arturo Saavedra, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, has agreed to serve as VCU’s interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Saavedra will start Dec. 24, following the […]

Dear VCU Community: After an internal search, I am pleased to announce that Kathleen M. Rudasill, Ph.D. has been appointed senior vice provost for faculty affairs. Dr. Rudasill has served as the interim senior vice provost since May 2025. She is a tenured, full professor in the School of Education. Dr. Rudasill is a highly […]

A University Rooted in Community At VCU, community engagement isn’t just a mission statement—it’s how we show up. In classrooms, clinics, studios, and neighborhoods, our faculty work alongside Richmond’s communities to advance equity, opportunity, and shared learning. This commitment is central to our identity as a public research university, and it’s powered by the belief […]

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 […]

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; […]

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 […]

Dear Colleagues: We reach out to you today to seek your partnership in our continued efforts to make VCU a more welcoming and inclusive institution for individuals with disabilities. This focus has long been a VCU value. In fact, it appears several times throughout the university’s strategic plan, Quest 2028: As we carry forward those […]

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 – […]

Dear VCU faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University is dedicated to the true mission of public higher education: to create opportunities for every student who wants to earn a degree. VCU’s faculty personifies our mission to advance knowledge and student success, and we are grateful for the uncommon talent and dedication of our faculty members who excel […]

Message from the Provost In less than a month, VCU will host peer evaluators from SACSCOC who will review the efforts made on behalf of the university to earn its decennial reaccreditation. While the process began long before, it moved into high gear last April with the development of a Compliance Certification followed by a […]