(The list of events below is not all-inclusive. There may be more that you find to attend; remember that if it is a non-campus or non-political event, you should double-check with Dr. Bezio whether or not it counts before you go.)<\/p>\n
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Streets, Spaces, Schools: What\u2019s in a Name?\u00a0(Tyler Haynes Commons, room 305)<\/p>\n
Friday, September 6, 2019 from 12:30-1:25 p.m.<\/p>\n
This program, part of the\u00a0CCE Brown Bag Series<\/a>, will\u00a0center on the energy behind (re)namings and commemoration in Richmond and on campus. Free pizza provided.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First Fridays: PhotoVoice Exhibition\u00a0(UR Downtown)<\/p>\n Friday, September 6, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Richmond’s most popular arts and culture program,\u00a0RVA First Fridays<\/a>,\u00a0showcases nearly 40 venues in downtown Richmond. The University and greater Richmond communities are invited to begin each art walk during the academic year at\u00a0UR Downtown<\/a>\u00a0for refreshments and entertainment. Join us for the opening\u00a0PhotoVoice, an exhibition to bring awareness to and address the stigma of homelessness through individual stories and photographs. <\/p>\n Be Careful What You Wish For: Exploring the Consequence of Electoral College Reform\u00a0(Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room)<\/p>\n Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program,\u00a0 part of the\u00a0John Marshall International Center Lecture Series<\/a>, features Joshua Kaplan, Associate Professional Specialist and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(Boatwright Library,\u00a0<\/em>Research & Collaborative Study Area, 1st Floor) This program, part of the\u00a0Library\u2019s Visible Scholars Series<\/a>, features Dr. Javier Hidalgo, Associate Professor at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. States restrict immigration on a massive scale. Governments fortify their borders with walls and fences, authorize border patrols, imprison migrants in detention centers, and deport large numbers of foreigners.\u00a0Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration\u00a0argues that immigration restrictions are systematically unjust and examines how individual actors should respond to this injustice. Javier Hidalgo maintains that individuals can rightfully resist immigration restrictions and often have strong moral reasons to subvert these laws. This book makes the case that unauthorized migrants can permissibly evade, deceive, and use defensive force against immigration agents, that smugglers can aid migrants in crossing borders, and that citizens should disobey laws that compel them to harm immigrants.\u00a0Unjust Borders\u00a0is a meditation on how individuals should act in the midst of pervasive injustice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Global Environment Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Alex Marten\u00a0(Weinstein International, International Commons)<\/p>\n Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program features Alex Marten,\u00a0Economist at the US EPA National Center for Environmental Economics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Origins of the Internet\u00a0(Jepson Alumni Center)<\/p>\n Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>This program, part of the\u00a0Jepson Leadership Forum<\/a>, features Katie Hafner, journalist, frequent contributor to\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>, and author.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Downtown Arts: Firehouse Theatre Presents WARM\u00a0(UR Downtown\/Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse)<\/p>\n Friday, September 20, 2019 rom 5:00-8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n UR Downtown hosts dinners in advance of selected downtown performances for University of Richmond students. A special guest introduces each evening’s program at dinner. Transportation is provided from campus, and performance tickets will be purchased for students in advance. <\/p>\n Local Government Excursion: Richmond City Council\u00a0(UR Downtown)<\/p>\n Monday, September 23, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n Richmond is a vibrant center for city and state government and public policy. UR Downtown is located just a few blocks from the Virginia State Capitol and Richmond\u2019s City Hall. The Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board meet regularly in City Hall at 301 North Ninth Street. The Virginia General Assembly convenes session every winter, beginning in January, in the Virginia State Capitol at 1000 Bank Street. Participants will take the UR Downtown Shuttle, departing from the Tyler Haynes Commons Transportation Hub promptly at 5 p.m. Dinner will be provided by Richmond on Broad Caf\u00e9 at UR Downtown (free for registered participants). After dinner, participants will take a short walk (two blocks) to City Hall for the meeting at 6 p.m. Shuttles will pick up at City Hall and return to campus by 8 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Radical Compassion: An Evening with Andrew Solomon\u00a0(Modlin Center, Alice Jepson Theater)<\/p>\n Monday, September 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s\u00a0Weinstein-Rosenthal Forum on Faith, Ethics, & Global Society<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0features Andrew Solomon, Professor of Clinical Psychology at\u00a0Columbia University Medical Center; writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology; winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBT rights, mental health, and the arts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If They Come For Us: An Afternoon with Fatimah Asghar\u00a0(Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room)<\/p>\n Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0WILL\/WGSS Speaker Series<\/a>\u00a0and UR Comes Out, features Fatimah Asghar, poet, screenwriter, educator, and performer. She is the writer and co-creator of\u00a0Brown Girls<\/a>, an Emmy-nominated web series that highlights friendships between women of color, and she is the writer of\u00a0If They Come For Us, a collection of poems that explores being a young Pakistani Muslim woman in contemporary America.\u00a0If They Come For Us\u00a0was named one of the top ten books of 2018 by the New York Public Library, and it was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She also is the co-editor of\u00a0Halal If You Hear Me,\u00a0an anthology that celebrates Muslim writers who are also women, queer, gender nonconforming and\/or trans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Advancing Trans Equality on Campus and Across the Country\u00a0(Queally Center) This program, part of the\u00a0Sharp Viewpoint Series<\/a>, features Sarah McBride, National Press Secretary for the Human Rights campaign, Delaware State Senate Candidate, and Author of\u00a0Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality<\/em>\u00a0(2018). McBride will discuss what it means to be openly transgender in America today and the LGBTQ community\u2019s ongoing struggle for equal rights. In 2012, McBride made national headlines when she came out as transgender while serving as student body president at American University. In 2016, she became the first openly transgender person to address a major party political convention when she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in\u00a0Philadelphia. TICKETING will open on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20% for Pouring a Cup of Coffee? The Manipulative Art of Pre-Service Tip Requests\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a>(Boatright Library, Research & Collaborative Study Area, 1st Floor)<\/p>\n Wednesday, October 2, 2019\u00a0\u00a0from 12:00 \u2013 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0Library\u2019s Visible Scholars Series<\/a>, features Dr. Sara Hanson, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Robins School of Business. Point-of-service apps such as Square and iPad technology are changing the etiquette of tipping. While the social norm to leave a tip at the end of a meal is common, what happens when we\u2019re asked to leave a tip at the beginning of a service transaction (e.g., during payment but before receiving a coffee or sandwich)? Do customers see tip requests before service as manipulative? Do people tip more before or after service? Dr. Hanson will talk through some experimental studies and real tip data from a local Richmond business to provide insight into these questions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Economics and Influence in Digital Spaces\u00a0(Jepson Alumni Center)<\/p>\n Monday, October 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0Jepson Leadership Forum<\/a>, features Derek Thompson, staff writer at\u00a0The Atlantic<\/em>, founder and host of the podcast, \u201cCrazy\/Genius,\u201d and news analyst at National Public Radio.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Philosophy Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Hillary Nye\u00a0(Whitehurst Hall, Living Room)<\/p>\n Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program features Hillary Nye, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at University of Alberta. Her research is in legal philosophy, focusing particularly on issues of jurisprudential methodology, philosophical pragmatism, and the Rule of Law.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arthur Ashe: Courage and Civility\u00a0(Jepson Alumni Center)<\/p>\n Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0John Marshall International Center Lecture Series<\/a>,\u00a0features Raymond O. Arsenault, John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Graduate Education Speaker Series \u2013 School Safety Reform\u00a0(Weinstein International, International Commons)<\/p>\n Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This event should be a valuable addition to the regional conversation concerning school safety reform and the role of communities in protecting our schools, children, and staff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n RVAIDS: The AIDS Epidemic in Richmond\u00a0(Tyler Haynes Commons, room 305) This program is part of the\u00a0CCE Brown Bag Series<\/a>. Free pizza provided.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Local Government Excursion: Richmond School Board\u00a0(UR Downtown) Richmond is a vibrant center for city and state government and public policy. UR Downtown is located just a few blocks from the Virginia State Capitol and Richmond\u2019s City Hall. The Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board meet regularly in City Hall at 301 North Ninth Street. The Virginia General Assembly convenes session every winter, beginning in January, in the Virginia State Capitol at 1000 Bank Street. For Richmond City Council and Richmond School Board excursions, participants will take the UR Downtown Shuttle, departing from the Tyler Haynes Commons Transportation Hub promptly at 5 p.m. Dinner will be provided by Richmond on Broad Caf\u00e9 at UR Downtown (free for registered participants). After dinner, participants will take a short walk (two blocks) to City Hall for the meeting at 6 p.m. Shuttles will pick up at City Hall and return to campus by 8 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Global Environment Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Plant Feeling the Anthropocene\u00a0(Gottwald Science, Auditorium)<\/p>\n Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program features\u00a0Mary Kuhn, Assistant Professor of English and Program in Environmental Thought and Practice at UVA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Social Impacts & Health\u00a0\u2013 this is a working title<\/em>\u00a0(Tyler Haynes Commons, room 305)<\/p>\n Thursday, October 24, 2019 from 12:00-1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, an In Common Lunch, will feature Camilla Nonterah, Assistant Professor of Health Psychology, UR Department of Psychology. Nonterah\u2019s research focuses primarily on physical and mental health in underserved groups and minority populations and is guided by a multicultural framework.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Philosophy Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Stephen Engstrom\u00a0(Westhampton Center, Living Room)<\/p>\n Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program features Stephen Engstrom, Professor of Philosophy at University of Pittsburg.\u00a0His areas of interest include ethics, metaphysics, modern philosophy (especially Kant), and ancient philosophy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Connecting Womxn of Color Conference\u00a0(Location TBD)<\/p>\n Friday, October 25, 2019 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n The Connecting Womxn of Color Conference fosters an open dialogue in which participants can think deeply and critically about current issues. This conference seeks to cultivate an outlet on campus focused on both intellectual and personal development in which women and gender-expansive individuals of color and their allies can have meaningful dialogues around issues important to them, inviting people from local universities and the greater Richmond community to share in and contribute to this diversity, equity, and inclusivity work.\u00a0The conference intentionally focuses on networking in a welcoming environment in order to connect students with people that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to meet.<\/p>\n The term \u201cwomxn of color\u201d is intended to transcend and embrace shades of color and to welcome and unite those of us who identify as women and gender expansive people of Arab\/Middle-Eastern, Asian\/Pacific Islander, Black\/African American\/Caribbean\/West Indies, Hispanic\/Latinx, and Native\/Indigenous descent.*<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Feminism Matters: How Women Activists Reshaped Virginia (Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room<\/p>\n Monday, October 28, 2019 from 4:00 -5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, co-sponsored by Boatwright Library, WGSS, and American Studies, features Dr. Megan Shockley, an alumna of the University of Richmond, a retired Professor of History\u00a0<\/em>at Clemson University and current Chair of the Friends of Boatwright Memorial Library. In the late twentieth century, women activists in Virginia worked at the grassroots and state level to further gender equality and fight for women\u2019s rights in new ways.\u00a0 Drawing upon interviews with feminists and archival resources, Dr. Megan Shockley will explain how women activists fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, protections for abortion, and changes to laws and systems addressing survivors of domestic and sexual violence.\u00a0 While they may not have won all of the battles in which they engaged, they fundamentally reshaped the political and social terrain of the commonwealth.\u00a0 Dr. Shockley is the author of\u00a0Creating a Progressive Commonwealth: Women Activists, Feminism, and the Politics of Social Change in Virginia, 1970s-2000s<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Philosophy Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– Allan Hazlett\u00a0(Whitehurst Hall, Living Room) This program features Allan Hazlett, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests include epistemology, moral psychology, metaethics, aesthetics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contempt in Congress: The Decline of Statesmanship in the U.S. Senate (Weinstein Hall, Brown-Alley Room)<\/p>\n Friday, November 8, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0John Marshall International Center Lecture Series<\/a>, Sean Theriault, University Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Race Card: Observations on Race, Identify, and Inclusion\u00a0(Queally Center) This program, part of the\u00a0Sharp Viewpoint<\/a>\u00a0Series,\u00a0features Michele Norris, Peabody Award-winning journalist, Founder of the Race Card Project, and Author of\u00a0The Grace of Silence<\/em>. Norris started The Race Card Project in 2010 after the publication of her family memoir,\u00a0The Grace of Silence<\/em>\u00a0(2010), to foster a wider conversation about race in America. Norris will discuss how she turned a pejorative phrase into a productive dialogue on a difficult topic. Norris is one of the most trusted voices in American journalism. For more than a decade, she served as a host of NPR\u2019s All Things Considered where she interviewed world leaders, American presidents, Nobel laureates, leading thinkers, and groundbreaking artists. TICKETING will open on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Internet as a Weapon\u00a0(Jepson Alumni Center)<\/p>\n Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0Jepson Leadership Forum<\/a>, features Yasha Levine, Russian American investigative journalist and author.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An Evening with Chet\u2019la Sebree\u00a0(Weinstein International Center, International Commons)<\/p>\n Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n This program, part of the\u00a0WILL\/WGSS Speaker Series<\/a>\u00a0and the Writers Series, features Chet\u2019la Sebree, poet, editor, and educator. She is the author of\u00a0Mistress<\/a>, a book of poems that presents a cross-generational conversation between Sally Hemings and a contemporary narrator about what it means to be Black women in the respective landscapes.\u00a0Mistress\u00a0won the 2018 New Issues Poetry Prize.\u00a0Chet\u2019la holds an MFA in Creative Writing\u00a0from American University. In fall 2019, she joins the Bucknell community as an Assistant Professor of English and the Director of the Stadler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts.\u00a0She is a 2010 graduate of the WILL* program.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Events of Interest Fall 2019 (The list of events below is not all-inclusive. There may be more that you find to attend; remember that if…<\/p>\n
\nShuttles will run from Tyler Haynes Commons to UR Downtown at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and return to campus at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Richmond on Broad Caf\u00e9 will be open and serving dinner specials until 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, September 17, 2019 from 12:00 \u2013 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nWARM is a new pop\/rock opera by JC Gonzalez about three teenage runaways searching for home and finding it in each other on the streets of Los Angeles. Participants will take a 5:30 p.m. shuttle from campus to UR Downtown for dinner, then walk a block to the Dominion Energy Center for the performance. A shuttle will return participants to campus by 10 p.m.\u00a0Registration is required.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEach semester, UR Downtown and\u00a0RVAGOV<\/a>\u00a0sponsors excursions to local government meetings. Free transportation, dinner, and educational context are provided as part of these excursions.\u00a0Registration<\/a>\u00a0is required.<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, September 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nFriday, October 18, 2019 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nMonday, October 21, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nEach semester, UR Downtown and\u00a0RVAGOV<\/a>\u00a0sponsors excursions to local government meetings. Free transportation, lunch or dinner, and educational context are provided as part of these excursions.\u00a0Registration<\/a>\u00a0is required.<\/p>\n
\nWednesday, November 6, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, November 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n