Events

David Brooks

A Conversation with David Brooks

Date: Monday, Sep 28, 2026

Join VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences Baldacci Institute and the Library of Virginia for an evening with author and political commentator David Brooks.

Jason Ross Arnold

Democracy's Newest Test: AI in Historical Perspective

Date: Monday, Oct 5, 2026

Is AI just the next disruptor in a long line of world-changing technologies, or is it something genuinely new? Dr. Jason Ross Arnold, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, tackles the question.

kathleen duval

Society of the Cincinnati Lecture featuring Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D.

Date: Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026

Join us October 6 for a talk about Native Nations and the American Revolution by Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D., of UNC Chapel Hill.

Geoff Bennett (photo credit: Johnny Shryock)

Black Out Loud: A Conversation with Geoff Bennett

Date: Friday, Oct 9, 2026

Join us for a conversation with Geoff Bennett, co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS NewsHour. Bennett will discuss his book "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms."

Illustration of Black Revolutionary War soldiers with text that reads, Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War a documentary film screening, Tuesday October 13 5:30 PM

Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War

Date: Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026

In partnership with the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, the College of Humanities and Sciences presents a screening of the documentary “Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War” from VPM and director Stacey L. Holman.

Riley Johnson clarifying the bill and requesting for an  amendment (Riley standing addressing the Majority Leader  off-screen, microphone in hand).

VGS Fall Conference

Dates: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 – Thursday, Oct 22, 2026

The 3rd Annual Virginia Government Simulation brings together students from colleges and universities across the Commonwealth to participate in a hands-on legislative experience.

adam jortner

Oy vey, King George!: Judaism and the War for Independence

Date: Monday, Nov 9, 2026

In his visit to the VCU campus, Adam Jortner will talk about the main points he writes about in his book, "A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom."