VCU news

Nov. 11, 2024

‘A light that continues to shine’: Friends and colleagues remember Flossie Segal, a colorful figure at VCU’s School of Social Work

June 18, 2024

Joseph Seipel, who helped transform VCU and Greater Richmond through the arts, dies at 76

Feb. 16, 2024

Former VCU journalism instructor Mary Ann Owens is recalled for her passion to the craft and to her students

Jan. 12, 2024

Renowned medicinal chemist, mentor and lyricist of VCU alma mater Lemont Kier dies at 93

Dec. 18, 2023

Rabbi Jack Spiro, former Harry Lyons Chair of Judaic Studies at VCU, dies at age 90

Nov. 14, 2023

Pam Parsons, ‘a relentless champion’ for community health, dies at 67

March 29, 2023

George Nan, former head of VCU photography, dies at 88

March 27, 2023

Col. Herb Watson, a ‘legend’ in nurse anesthesia education, dies at age 94

Jan. 6, 2023

Cindy Jackson, who oversaw VCU’s Comic Arts Collection, dies at 53

Oct. 19, 2022

John Moeser, ‘advocate for a more just society’ and VCU urban studies trailblazer, dies at 79

March 11, 2022

‘We lost a giant in both science and humanities’

Jan. 20, 2022

In memoriam: Dan Dean, former chief of the VCU Police Department

Jan. 19, 2022

John Oehler, pioneering former dean of the VCU School of Education, has died

Dec. 13, 2021

In memoriam: Hermes Kontos, former School of Medicine dean and CEO of VCU Health System Authority (shared from VCU Health News)

Nov. 12, 2021

In memoriam: Walter Lawrence Jr., founding director of Massey Cancer Center

Oct. 21, 2021

In memoriam: Rodney Harry, former president of the VCU African American Alumni Council

June 4, 2021

Thomas Barker, first dean of VCU College of Health Professions, dies at 90

May 24, 2021

In memoriam: Philanthropist and alum Dorothy Pauley. She ‘carried an air of happiness everywhere she went.’

May 20, 2021

In memoriam: Colleagues remember Danny Woodward, avid runner who led executive communications at VCU

April 6, 2021

In memoriam: Thomas Farrell, Dominion Energy CEO and former VCU board member

Dec. 16, 2020

In memoriam: Richmond stalwart and VCU alumna Faye Walker

Nov. 30, 2020

In memoriam: Stan Pauley, philanthropist and namesake of the VCU Health Pauley HeartCenter

Sept. 25, 2020

In memoriam: VCU says goodbye to beloved arts professor Melanie Buffington

June 27, 2020

In memoriam: Bill Royall, former vice rector of the VCU Board of Visitors and longtime VCU benefactor

April 3, 2020

In memoriam: VCU faculty remember former colleague Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of jazz’s royal family

Dec. 12, 2019

In memoriam: William Barr, key contributor to the VCU School of Pharmacy’s rise

Aug. 16, 2019

In memoriam: Paule Marshall, acclaimed writer and VCU professor emeritus

Feb. 13, 2018

Grace Harris, a transformative figure in VCU’s history, dies at 84

Aug. 2, 2017

Wanda S. Mitchell, former vice president for inclusive excellence, dies at 57

Nov. 2, 2016

Wilder School announces 2016 Excellence in Virginia Government Awards honorees

Aug. 3, 2016

In memoriam: Longtime nursing leader Lauren Goodloe

July 29, 2016

In memoriam: Wilder School Associate Professor Keith Ready

May 12, 2016

John “Jack” Pellock, renowned pediatric neurologist, dies at age 72

April 18, 2016

In memoriam: Richard T. Redmond, D.B.A.

March 31, 2015

David Shipp, English Language Program instructor, dies at 62

Feb. 2, 2015

Thomas Huff, who helped launch VCU Life Sciences, dies at age 62