Edward Ayers, Tucker Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and president emeritus at the University of Richmond, will be awarded the 2018 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize for his work, “The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America.” 

  

University of Richmond associate professor of psychology Laura Knouse has received a grant from the Associated Colleges of the South for a project that will develop teaching techniques to increase student diversity in clinical psychology.

The international film for the weekend of Feb. 16 - 18 is Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble.

The School of Professional and Continuing Studies is pleased to introduce the lineup of spring events in the Graduate Education Speaker Series, bringing speakers and events onto the University of Richmond campus to address subjects of interest to prospective and current teachers, educational administrators, community organizers and others engaged in education and related fields.

University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies will host Vivian Pinn, the 2017-18 Jepson School Leader-in-Residence, for a presentation on “Women’s Health and Biomedical Leadership: From Tradition to Equity.”

A group of four University of Richmond faculty, including the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Patrice Rankin, have been accepted into the Council of Independent College’s Institute on Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts.

The University of Richmond is hosting a lecture and panel discussion examining hip hop as a social, political and artistic movement.

Stop by Boatwright on Feb. 14 (11 am - 2 pm) for a Valentine MakerSpace!

University of Richmond biology professor Jory Brinkerhoff and history professor Manuella Meyer have received Fulbright awards to support their research projects.