From the Director

Welcome to the Robertson School!

It's an exciting time to start your career in the media as communication and technology continue to reshape our world. I am so glad you want to learn more about us!

At the Robertson School, we believe students should have a hand in creating the stories and content that shapes the future. Our classes offer professional, hands-on learning and real-world applications to teach the skills of today and tomorrow. As a nationally accredited program, we take special pride in our small class sizes and the personal attention our award-winning professors give to our students.

The Robertson School is home to more than 800 undergraduate  majors and minors and graduate students, who come to understand the media landscape in advertising, public relations, media production and journalism, and graduate our programs ready for their future careers.

We have a long line of successful alums working at renowned news organizations like CNN, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters as well as at world-class advertising and PR agencies like Wieden+Kennedy, Mullen Lowe, The Martin Agency and Padilla. We continue to build our network of more than 6,000 alumni.

Our faculty are some of the strongest researchers and practitioners in the industry. They provide a mix of academic and professional experience that guides our students in exploring communication while working toward a career after graduation. Whether it is in our award-winning news operations Capital News Service and VCU Insight, our nationally-recognized PR Agency or the annual pro-bono CreateAthon event, our signature experiences will give you real-life experience in today's media.

We are here to nurture your talents and create a collaborative learning experience for you. We also have a dedicated staff that will advise you individually on your path towards graduation and onward to your future media career.

We highly value and take pride in the diversity of our students, faculty and staff in the Robertson School, and are at the forefront of addressing issues of diversity and media in a designated course and at regular events. We aim for our school to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment to everyone.

Our namesake Richard T. Robertson, who graduated from our advertising program and became a leader in the television industry, puts great emphasis on the fact that our graduates are ready on the first day of their first job to work as journalists, PR and advertising professionals. This is the daily mission of all of us here at the Robertson School.

Thank you so much for your interest in VCU and our school. I hope you'll enjoy exploring our website and look forward to welcoming you at the Robertson School very soon! 

Peyton Rowe, MFA
Professor and Interim Director
Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture
Virginia Commonwealth University