Co-Sponsored Events
Indigenous Elder in Residence Welcome Reception
Date: Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026
SHEAR Webinar: Resumes for Humanists
Date: Friday, Jan 23, 2026
Hope at the End of Despair: The Poetry of Aaron Zeitlin
Date: Friday, Feb 6, 2026
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Jess Goldberg: Abolition Time
Date: Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
Alumni Memoir Writing Workshop
Date: Friday, Feb 27, 2026
Monthly Lunch with Indigenous Elder in Residence Robert Gray
Date: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026
The Matilde Moros Annual Lecture, Featuring Dr. Rachel González-Martin
Date: Thursday, Mar 5, 2026
Migration Studies Research Symposium
Date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026
Commonwealth Crossroads: A Celebration of Virginia's Immigrant Traditions
Date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026
Monthly Lunch with Indigenous Elder in Residence Robert Gray
Date: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026
Humanities Symposium
Date: Thursday, Apr 23, 2026
Prior Academic Years
Graphic Narratives Lab Student Showcase
The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a showcase of student work on Monday, April 28th, 2025 in Cabell Library.
Recovery in Practice
The HRC Working Group, Health Humanities Lab, VCUarts, Rams in Recovery, and Richmond’s Inclusive Recovery City Initiative hosted Recovery in Practice at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art from April 17-19, 2025.
AI in Education through a Humanities Lens
The HRC Working Group, Digital Technology in Education, hosted a collaborative "UnConference" on AI in education.
Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice
The Spring 2025 History and Health Symposium, "Unburying Voices: Community-Engaged Reparative Justice," included presentations by East Marshall Street Well (EMSW) Project Family Representative Council members; Ana Edwards, interviewer for the EMSW Oral History Project; Health Humanities Lab undergraduate fellows.
Precious Rubbish: Discussion & Book Signing
The Recovery Working Group, in collaboration with independent artist Rae Whitlock, is hosting an artist talk with Kayla E., creative director of Fantagraphics, in conversation with Dr. Francesa Lyn, co-director of the Graphic Narratives Lab, about Kayla E.’s graphic memoir, Precious Rubbish.
"Her" Film Screening: Technology Humanities Film Series
The Graphic Narratives Lab hosted a screening of the film Her (2013), a romantic science fiction film about a lonely writer who develops a relationship with an artificially intelligent operating system.
Magazine Writing and Public Religion: A Conversation with Peter Marty, Editor and Publisher of “The Christian Century”
The VCU Department of History and the Humanities Research Center hosted a session on magazine writing and public theology with Peter Marty, editor/publisher of The Christian Century.
Latinx Scholarship Symposium
The AI Futures Lab hosted a transformative day of dialogue, research, and discovery at the Latinx Scholarship Symposium, a groundbreaking gathering of scholars in Latino/a studies and migration studies from across Virginia and North Carolina.
Unmasking Injustice: The East Marshall Street Well Oral History & Memorialization Project
The Migration Studies Lab and the History and Health Student Advisory Committee hosted a student-led roundtable, exploring of the history of the East Marshall Street Well.
Black History Found and Forged: Chronicling the East Marshall Street Well Project
On February 1, 2025, the Health Humanities Lab as well as representatives from the community met to contextualize the history of the East Marshall Street Well Project and discussed efforts to create oral history and memorialization projects that work toward reparative justice.
8th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
The 8th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival took place from November 22-24, 2024 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. The festival highlights Native film, music and culture and is the only festival of its kind on the East Coast.
2024 History and Health Symposium
The 2024 History and Health Annual Symposium explored the history of reproductive healthcare and policies, the social determinants of health driving the current Black maternal health crisis, and strategies to ameliorate the health and healthcare disparities.