Calendar of Events

Join the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the School of Art & Sciences for the Talk of the Town Lecture Series featuring psychology professor Janelle Peifer.

Are you struggling to translate your humanities research into terms accessible for a broader audience? Unsure of what you need to do, to turn your paper into an engaging presentation?

Inspired by the tradition of a pre-meal aperitif, this bi-weekly event offers a chance to cleanse the mental palate, spark close-looking, and ignite deep thought.

Today's cooking class will feature homemade cheddar biscuits that we will use to make breakfast sandwiches. 

Chef Peter Toreno will feature fresh, small plates highlighting the tastes of spring!

This week we will be making Mediterranean Grain bowls featuring quinoa, chickpeas, and a roasted red pepper sauce.

Have you ever heard that ancient Greeks killed disabled infants at birth? This story shows up in academic scholarship, textbooks, even popular media and memes. In this talk, I discuss where this idea comes from—focusing on ancient passages in Plutarch, Plato, and Aristotle—and assess what this evidence tells us about the realities of ancient life. I then present literary,...

Come learn about major fellowship opportunities to fund graduate study. Awards covered will include Schwarzman Scholars, Knight Hennessy, and programs to fund graduate study in the United Kingdom: the Rhodes Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship, and the Jepson Scholars Program. Students must have 3.7+ GPA to apply for these awards. We will discuss eligibility, selection...

The University of Richmond Alumni Association cordially invites you and your guest to a complimentary Reception with University President Kevin F. Hallock.  Thursday, April 3Light refreshments are available at 6 p.m.  The program begins at 6:30 p.m.  A cocktail reception follows. Four Seasons Hotel200 Boylston StreetBoston, Massachusetts REGISTER...

In the 1970s the Lora Robins Gallery received multiple donations of Ancient and Medieval coins.  These donations predominantly contained coins of the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic Caliphates, and the Crusader States.  The coin collection totals more than 15,000 pieces, of which only a fraction of have previously been on display or available to the University Community.  With the...