Calendar of Events

November 18-22, 2024

Hosted annually by the Office of Donor Relations, Gratitude Day is a special event that celebrates the far-reaching impact of donor generosity on the University of Richmond.

Journalist Amy McDermott of the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting gives a talk on climate impact in Costa Rica. Part of UR's observance of International Education Week 2024, with a focus on Costa Rica.

Join the Film Studies Program for a talk with Lindsay McIntyre as part of the Indigenous Filmmakers Series. McIntyre will screen several films during the talk.

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The 2024-25 Jepson Leadership Forum invites scholars and experts to discuss how division and polarization affect American democracy. We will explore how and why divisions have manifested historically and currently in the United States, focusing on their impact on justice, education, politics, culture, technology, and class. 

Cathy Park Hong is professor and Class of 1936 Chair in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of California – Berkeley. She is the author of three volumes of poetry — Translating Mo’um, Dance Dance Revolution, Engine Empire — and the award-winning collection of essays, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. She is the winner of...

The Beinecke Scholarship awards $35,000 to college juniors planning to pursue a PhD or MFA in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens in their junior year, have financial need, and have a competitive GPA (~3.7 or above). University endorsement is required.

Join the Department of Art & Art History for the Frames of Reference series, an annual program of artists' films and videos. The event is programmed and organized by Jeremy Drummond, associate professor in visual and media arts practice.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins is professor and chair of the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies at Buffalo University. She is the author of the James Beard Award-winning essay “On Boba,” and the author of Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the Nineteenth Century and the forthcoming Deviant Matter: Ferment, Intoxicants, Jelly, Rot, as well as co-editor...