Events

All events at the HRC are free and open to all.

Jessica Trisko Darden

The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes

Date: Monday, Mar 16, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors event with Jessica Trisko Darden, Associate Professor of Political Science at VCU, and author of "The Accused: How Women Faced Justice for Nazi-Era Crimes."

Austin Garey

Humor in a Time of War: Student Comedy in Russia and Ukraine

Date: Monday, Mar 23, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors event with Austin Garey, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Focused Inquiry at VCU, and author of "Humor in a Time of War: Student Comedy in Russia and Ukraine."

Migration Studies Research Symposium

Migration Studies Research Symposium

Date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026

Join the HRC Migration Studies Lab for a transformative day of dialogue, research, and discovery at the Migration Studies Research Symposium!

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Commonwealth Crossroads: A Celebration of Virginia's Immigrant Traditions

Date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026

Join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Center for Cultural Vibrancy for a celebration of the richness of artistic traditions brought to Virginia by recent immigrants and refugees.

Amanda Morales

Community as Curriculum: When Cultural Solidarity, Critical Care, and Collective Healing Become Pedagogy

Date: Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026

Join us for a Curriculum Conversation with Amanda Morales, ssociate Professor of Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Robert Gray

Monthly Lunch with Indigenous Elder in Residence Robert Gray

Date: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026

Join us in welcoming former Pamunkey Chief Robert Gray for a monthly lunch!

David Wojahn MVA 2026

Secret Addressee: Essays on How Poetry Matters

Date: Monday, Apr 13, 2026

Join us for a Meet VCU Authors event with David Wojahn, Professor Emeritus of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, and author of "Secret Addressee: Essays on How Poetry Matters."

Humanities Symposium

Humanities Symposium

Date: Thursday, Apr 23, 2026

Join us for VCU's first Humanities Symposium, which will showcase the vital research and creative work of our faculty and students across the humanities and humanistic social sciences.