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Richmond makes progress on Diamond District agreements, amid lawsuit
Richmond officials have moved forward on key Diamond District agreements, but details still in the air.
VCU Health breaks ground on $90M facility in Richmond
VCU Health on Wednesday broke ground on a new $90 million medical facility in Richmond’s Diamond District.
Former General Motors CEO to be VCU’s commencement speaker
Former General Motors CEO and Chairman Rick Wagoner will be the keynote speaker at VCU’s commencement ceremony.
Head of VCU Massey Center to depart
Dr. Robert Winn, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, is leaving the center in June.
VCU hopes to acquire Altria building in Richmond for $150M
Virginia Commonwealth University has signed a letter of intent to acquire Altria Group’s building in downtown Richmond for $150 million.
VCU launches $1.8B fundraising campaign
Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health have launched the public phase of a $1.838 billion fundraising campaign — the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by the Richmond university and its health system. The effort, called Unlocking Potential: VCU’s Campaign for the Future, was announced Thursday at a kickoff event at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. […]
VCU’s business school preps students for AI economy
VCU uses AI in business education and research, preparing students for careers while tackling ethics and energy issues.
College sports enter new era with NIL deals
College athletes like Kris Trinidad are navigating new NIL rules, building brands, and earning pay—reshaping the landscape of college sports.
VCU receives approval to purchase Altria Richmond research facility
Virginia Commonwealth University received state approval this week to buy Altria Group’s 450,000-square-foot research building in downtown Richmond. The Altria Center for Research and Technology, which opened in 2007, sits on more than four acres at 600 E. Leigh St. and is assessed for $275 million. Discussions between officials with VCU and Henrico County-based Fortune […]
U.Va. board to meet over gender-affirming care dispute
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors — now controlled by members appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin — has scheduled a Feb. 21 special meeting to discuss UVA Health’s decision to resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 19. The university-affiliated health system suspended treatments in late January after a federal executive […]
W&M receives $50M gift from alum for Batten School, VIMS
William & Mary alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz has donated $50 million to the Williamsburg university to create a full-tuition scholarship fund for its new Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences and the Virginia Institute for Marine Science, W&M announced Thursday. This is W&M’s largest ever scholarship fund donation, it said in the announcement, […]
2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: Michael Elliott
In 2022, Elliott was named VCU Health System’s first chief operating officer, and moved to Richmond from Lynchburg, where he was chief transformation officer at Centra Health. He also worked for Sentara Health and earned a doctorate in pharmacy and master’s in health administration at VCU. In 2024, he was elected chair of the Virginia […]
