Virginia Union University is a private historically Black university (HBCU) affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, founded in 1865 in Richmond, Virginia — one of the oldest HBCUs in America. Serving approximately 1,500 students, VUU is known for its strong programs in business administration, criminal justice, education, biology, and theology through the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, one of the oldest Black seminary programs in the nation. The Panthers compete in the CIAA. VUU's founding in the months immediately following the Civil War, its Baptist heritage, and its lo…
