Office of the Provost

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 […]

Message from the Provost Dear Colleagues, As we begin a new academic year, some information from the 2023 Faculty Data report is encouraging: A lot of work remains, however, when it comes to attracting and retaining a diverse community of highly-qualified faculty members. For example, we know that we must retain more VCU faculty members […]

VCU was established by the Wayne Commission to be an urban serving institution, which means it was designed from its inception to be community engaged and address community needs. It is truly in our DNA.  Community engagement at VCU is a collaborative process where both the university and community partners co-create solutions to pressing societal […]

The VCU Division of Community Engagement (DCE) is actively collaborating with partners to identify community needs and drive impactful initiatives. This fall, they will launch a Faculty Learning Collaborative focused on best practices for assessing the impact on community engagement. Additionally, as part of their efforts for the Carnegie Community Engaged University reclassification, they initiated three surveys for […]

Dear VCU Faculty, Welcome to the fall 2024 semester! We are writing to share and reiterate information as you start a new semester. Below are the top 9 points that faculty need to know before classes begin.  1. Faculty are expected to teach their course(s) in the modality originally scheduled. Details on these guidelines can […]

Dear VCU Faculty and Staff: This month marked the third anniversary of my appointment as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at VCU. Thanks to you, these past three years have been the most exciting and rewarding of my career. Yet, I promise you that our best days are yet to come. Together, […]

Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share with you the names of outstanding faculty members whose achievements will be celebrated next month at VCU’s 42nd annual Faculty Convocation. I look forward to joining you to honor our friends and colleagues on the afternoon of Thursday, August 29. This year’s honorees include: University Award of […]

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D., VCU provost and senior vice president for academic affairs announced today that he is naming Hernan Bucheli, Ed.D., vice president for strategic enrollment management, and student success at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective immediately. Bucheli has served in the role, in an interim capacity for more than a year. During his tenure, VCU […]

Dear Colleagues: I hope you are having an amazing summer! I write to update you on our efforts to implement the recommendations of the One VCU Academic Repositioning Task Force, specifically the recommendation entitled, “Creation of a new College for advancing Interdisciplinary, Experiential and Entrepreneurial Studies.” As always, thank you for all that you do […]