School
of Humanities & Social Sciences
 |
| Raymond
Pierre Hylton, Ph.D. |
Greetings
from the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at
Virginia Union University. The School consists of four
separate departments: Communication and Media Arts; Social
Work; Political Science & Public Administration; and
Religious Studies.
Drawing
upon the strength and dedication of our faculty and staff,
and our 140 year plus tradition of serving the student
body, the School commits itself to an ethic of caring;
to helping our students, at every juncture of their academic
life, to discover and to fully realize their educational
and career goals. Further, we view our help to the students
as a lifetime commitment – a commitment extending
beyond graduation, in keeping with the University’s
focus in forging the “VUU Family”, encompassing
all the varied and unique individuals who have a contributing
stake in its mission.
The
School is justly proud of its notable alumni; among them
individuals of the caliber of Samuel Gravely, the nation’s
first African-American to attain the rank of admiral in
the U.S. Navy; and Dr. Charles Spurgeon Johnson, President
of Fisk University and one of the major figures of the
Harlem Renaissance; and the notable historian Raymond
Gavins. And we are equally proud of the leaders and achievers
that graduate every year. We invite you to come and visit
us and to join in a learning experience that is at the
same time challenging, creative, and fulfilling.
It
is our hope that you will come to know that at Virginia
Union University you are valued as an individual, and
can count on a special measure of personal attention and
concern equaled by few, if any, comparable institutions.
Raymond
Pierre Hylton, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences.
