Founded in Richmond in 1968, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) began with a mission to build a university to serve a city emerging from the era of urban crisis--desegregation, white flight, political conflict, and economic decline.
With the merger of the Medical College of Virginia and the Richmond Professional Institute into the single state-mandated institution of VCU, the two entities were able to embrace their mission and work together productively.
In Fulfilling the Promis.
University Of Virginia Press Fulfilling the promise: virginia commonwealth university and the city of richmond, 1968-2009, hardcover/john t. kneebone
