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Virginia Union University, also known as simply VUU, is a historically black university located in Richmond, which is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, and the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond area, having a population estimated at a number of more than 200 000 inhabitants, during the 2007 census.
VUU was established in 1865 and it was formed by the merger two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary. It currently has a total enrollment of more than 1500 students and offers comprehensive undergraduate liberal arts programs and graduate education for Christian ministries.
Virginia Union's sports teams are known as the Panthers and they compete in NCAA Division II, in CIAA, in various sports, for both men and women, which include basketball, football, tennis, track and field, softball, volleyball and bowling. Their distinctive colors are maroon and steel.
Among VUU's noteworthy alumni, there are: Simeon Booker - award-winning Journalist and the first African-American Reporter for the Washington Post, Roslyn M. Brock - Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. - first African-American to reach the rank of Admiral in the United States Navy, Howard S. Jones - inventor, microwave systems hardware; 31 U.S. Patents, and Randall Robinson - attorney, founder of TransAfrica.