
University of Virgin Islands
The University of the Virgin Islands is a public university located in the United States Virgin Islands. The university is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
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College History
UVI was founded as the College of the Virgin Islands on March 16, 1962. In 1986, it officially became one of the 117 U.S. Historically black colleges and universities. The institution also changed its name in 1986 to the University of the Virgin Islands to reflect the growth and diversification of its academic curriculum, research programs, and regional community services.
College Specialty
The University of the Virgin Islands is a learner-centered institution dedicated to the success of its students and committed to enhancing the lives of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean through excellent teaching, innovative research, and responsive community service.
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Dr. Granville Wrensford former chair of Albany State University's Department of Natural Sciences Richard Skerritt 1980 UVI's first-ever Rhodes scholar, businessman, and manager of the West Indies cricket team. Shawn Richards Member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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