Save the dates: Battle for the Capital 2015

Help your alma mater defeat our crosstown A-10 rivals, the University of Richmond Spiders, in our annual alumni giving challenge. Read more.

Medicine: Family celebrates a 101st birthday with gift

Clelia Johnson turned 101 in September. She remembers clearly coming to work at the Medical College of Virginia soon after high school. She had “the audacity,” she said, to ask the president of the college at the time, William Sanger, Ph.D., to speak at her medical secretary graduation. That contact led to her first job and then to a more than 60-year career working in medical pathology. Read more.

VCU named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction

The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Virginia Commonwealth University and other leading colleges and universities for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service-learning. Read more.

2015 State of the University Address

VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., will present the 2015 VCU State of the University Address at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the University Student Commons. VCU will also stream the address online. Read more.

Hackett appointed VCU provost and vice president for academic affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao, Ph.D., announced the appointment of Gail Hackett, Ph.D., to the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs. Read more.

Business: Globalization and sustainability certificate offered

The Center for International Business Advancement in the VCU School of Business is pleased to offer a new certificate program, the Certificate of Completion in Globalization and Sustainability. Read more.

Challenging new grads to ‘be disruptive’

During fall commencement ceremonies, Kay Coles James, former director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, challenged Virginia Commonwealth University’s newest graduates not to accept mediocrity but to be disruptive. Read more.

Athletics: Shaka Smart finds balance, success at VCU

There was a time in his life, Shaka Smart admits, when he took losing so hard that he would go home after a game, sit, stare into space and wait for the phone to ring. Almost inevitably, the person on the other end of the line was Oliver Purnell, his boss. Read more.

Help Coach Smart win $100,000 for Friends RVA

Vote Smart in the 2015 Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. Coach Smart has again selected FRIENDS Association for Children as his partner agency, and your support could generate $100,000! Read more.

2015 State of the University Address 2-3 p.m. Jan. 27

RVA GOLD watch party: VCU vs. Richmond Jan. 31

MCC Women & Wellness Forum Series 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 3

Rams on the Road: VCU vs. George Mason 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 4

Meet VCU's Authors: G. Antonio Espinoza 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 4

13th Annual Black History Month Lecture 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 5

RVA GOLD Lonely Hearts watch party 12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 14