Temporary Lincoln exhibit lacks student visitors
A traveling historical exhibit at University of Richmond Downtown has not been as popular as its organizers had hoped, but the events surrounding it have thrived.
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A traveling historical exhibit at University of Richmond Downtown has not been as popular as its organizers had hoped, but the events surrounding it have thrived.
While teaching courses such as Justice and Civil Society and Social Movements, Thad Williamson seeks new ways for his students to apply the ethical principles they discuss in class, so he challenges them to engage in the Richmond area and get hands-on experience in the realms of social action and change.
Wednesday, Oct. 2, about 50 students, faculty and community members gathered in the Jepson School of Leadership for a lecture from Sam Daley-Harris, founder of the activist group RESULTS and coach for the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL).
"Music, as an art, has an importance that can never be overstated," Peter Guralnick said in his lecture on the work of music producer Sam Phillips. Guralnick, a biographer and music historian, spoke to a group of approximately 275 students, faculty and community members Tuesday night. Guralnick's lecture was the first in the Jepson Leadership Forum series.
Peter Guralnick, a Grammy-winning music historian, will speak on campus tomorrow evening as part of the Jepson Leadership Forum. Guralnick will be speaking about Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records who launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
For next year's campus-wide read, the One Book, One Campus committee has chosen "The Laramie Project," a play about a hate crime murder in 1998, written by Moises Kaufman.
The University of Richmond department of theater and dance is presenting "Spring Awakening," a musical set in late-19th century Germany about teenagers experiencing the tumult that accompanies adolescence.
The University of Richmond Honor Council held its annual Honor Week last week at Jepson Hall, with new programming that included a guest speaker from Harvard University and a business panel on ethics.
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes has written often on government secrets, nuclear arms and the psyche of killers, but his latest venture dealt with the hidden tragedy in the success of a particular actress.
The man accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin one year ago will need to prove he acted in self-defense, according to a panel of law experts who discussed the case at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies on Tuesday.
An audience of about 250 people, primarily comprising of students, attended a guest lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz on Tuesday at the Jepson Alumni Center.
President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, will come to the University of Richmond in April to speak as part of Jepson's John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship Lecture Series.
The two professors co-teaching the university seminar "Leadership in Journalism" are excited about leading an interdisciplinary course, fulfilling The Richmond Promise, they said.
"There are two wolves inside every person, and the wolf that wins is the one you choose to feed," Curt Tofteland said as he began his speech about his evolving program Shakespeare Behind Bars.
David Weinberger, an acclaimed author, technologist and internet researcher, will speak about the expanding internet industry and its impact on libraries at the University of Richmond next month.
Broadcast journalist and founding member of National Public Radio Susan Stamberg spoke about the importance of a liberal arts education and her career as a cultural correspondent on Tuesday afternoon in the Jepson Alumni Center.
The University of Richmond's department of theatre and dance will debut its performance of "The Learned Ladies" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Alice Jepson Theatre.
From Nov. 3-4, a group of 15 students in Al Goethals and Brig. Gen. John Mountcastle's Civil War and Leadership class toured the battlefields of Gettysburg to better understand leadership and decision-making in battle.
Susan Stamberg, former anchor of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," will speak at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Jepson Alumni Center about her award-winning broadcasting career.
Sunny Jain, leader of the Brooklyn-based band Red Baraat, wants the University of Richmond to dance tomorrow.