Events Archive: 2024-25

Weeks of Welcome

VCU Weeks of Welcome Run from Aug. 16-Sept. 8. Visit VCU Libraries for programming on both campuses.

Meg and Me: An evening with Meg Medina

Richmond-based writer Meg Medina will be in conversation with VCU’s SJ Sindu. Sindu, an assistant professor in the Department of English is a Sri Lankan American novelist and short story writer. From the Cabell stage, they will discuss creative strategies for storytelling that shares elements of culture broadly and expands our understanding of our world. This $35-per-seat event includes literary themed mocktails and reserved seating.

Constitution Day 2024

VCU Libraries presents …. Constitution Day 2024

Free to Read Week 2024

Join VCU Libraries in celebrating the freedom to read. During Free to Read Week, we come together to support freedom of expression and equitable access to information for all.

How Might the 2024 Presidential Election Affect U.S. Foreign Policy?

The podcast Civil Discourse and the VCU Political Science Department present an election Forum to discuss the potential foreign policies of the two major party candidates in the 2024 Presidential race.

Levis Reading Prize Night

Elisa Gonzalez, the 2024 Levis Reading Prize winner, will read from for her poetry collection Grand Tour.

Social Justice Lecture 2024

Election integrity is the core concern of any democracy. Citizen oversight of elections is paramount, and in healthy democracies voters share concerns about election processes, calling attention to malfeasance, raising questions about suspicious events, and calling power to account. At the same time, propagandists can flood the discourse environment with cheap, misrepresented, or fabricated evidence, making it difficult to distinguish real threats from counterfeit ones.

Community Zoom: An Inside Look at VCU Women's Basketball with Coach O’Boyle

A series of brief virtual events designed for the VCU Libraries community, highlighting timely subjects, celebrating achievements, practicing creativity and more.

Zine Workshop: Making Facts from Fabrications

Jurgen Comics Contest Information Session

Learn about the Jurgen Banned Art Comics Contest.

Just Write!

Finding the time and space to focus on writing is challenging with the fast pace of graduate study. Mark your calendar for Just Write! sessions to jump start your writing process and learn more about the research and writing resources available for graduate students.

Tailored Humanity- A Revolution in Genetics

Climate Action Workshop

VCU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment, VCU Libraries, Green Action!, Sunrise RVA and the School of World Studies present an Environmental Justice Workshop.