Calendar of Events

November 18-22, 2024

Join the Department of Religious Studies for talk with Dr. L. Juliana Claassens, faculty of theology at Stellenbosch University. The myriad ways in which the book of Jonah has found expression in art, music, and literature indicates just how deeply ingrained Jonah has become in the Western consciousness. This lecture proposes that the book of Jonah can be read as literature as the...

We’re nearing the final chapters of Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity by Michele Norris. As we progress, each chapter invites us to reflect on the nuanced layers of race and identity, uncovering often-unexpected insights.

Dr. Juliana Martínez Franzoni from the University of Costa Rica gives a keynote talk on Costa Rica's perceived exceptionalism. Part of UR's observance of International Education Week 2024, with a focus on Costa Rica.

The 2024 IE Week Fair will feature more than a dozen stations featuring UR connections to Costa Rica. Fair presenters and topics to include: Study abroad in Costa Rica Children's literature Costa Rican cuisine Sustainability "What I love about Costa Rica" Community-based healthcare & public health Have a connection to Costa Rica that you'd like to present at the IEW Fair? Contact us!

In partnership with the Office of International Education, Dining Services presents the annual International Dinner on Wednesday, November 20, from 4-8 p.m. in the Heilman Dining Center. Celebrating the cuisine of Costa Rica, each station will feature a Pura Vida-inspired menu, while the center dining room will host a fresh beverage bar. 

Please join the Student Center for Equity & Inclusion and the greater UR community on Wednesday, November 20th from 5 - 6 PM in Stern Plaza* for our Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil. On this day, we commemorate those lives lost to anti-transgender violence through speeches, song, and a reading of the names.Zakia McKensey (she/her), Founder of Nationz Foundation, will be in attendance and...

Wednesday, November 205 p.m. - 6 p.m.Brown Alley Room - Weinstein Hall - Room 313 Want to learn more about the Richmond Guarantee? Hear first-hand from a group of students who spent a summer doing internships, fellowships, and research projects in fields from politics to education, visual arts to environmental efforts, social justice, and more. 

Join students and faculty for “Enacting Democracy” in the Humanities Commons on November 20, 2024 at 5 pm.

Artists Guillermo Galindo and Richard Misrach present a lecture titled "Border Cantos: The Collaboration" about their exhibition "Border Cantos/Sonic Border," currently on view in the Harnett Museum of Art.