Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)

Campus History

by Ray Bonis, Curtis Lyons, Jodi Koste

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is Virginia's largest urban university with an enrollment of nearly 30,000 students on two campuses in Richmond and partnerships in Northern Virginia and Doha, Qatar. The university's history is rooted in two institutions: the Medical College of Virginia, founded in 1838, and the Richmond Professional Institute, which began in 1917. As told in this book, MCV and RPI each have an intricate and detailed history, and each has undergone several incarnations since it began. The
two schools merged in 1968 to form Virginia Commonwealth University, setting off a period of unprecedented growth and change. VCU continues to expand its programs and facilities to meet the demands of the city of Richmond and the Commonwealth of Virginia under the leadership of Pres. Eugene P. Trani.

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2006

Reviews

[Frederic]

Strongest for the early history, and from my point of view far too heavy on the MCV side. I'd also rather see more on student life in the later period; that's stronger for the earlier periods. The expansion and construction of the Trani era turns me off as much on the page as it does in reality! But all in all nice to see this sampling of the history.