- University of Virginia Department of English Graduate Symposium
- Friday, March 27 & Saturday March 28
- Friday, 8am to 5:30pm
Saturday, 9am to 6:30pm
The Graduate Symposium is an interdisciplinary event inviting graduate students working in the arts and humanities across Virginia and beyond to share their research on a centralizing theme. This year, our panelists will consider how the theme "Memory" operates in their research, from questions of institutional remembrance practices, to how landscape holds memory, to literary narrative, and more. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Tim Machan from the University of Notre Dame, will also take up this topic in a talk on how, when, and why languages are first written down.
- Astrology and History in Early Islam, a book talk by Antoine Borrut
- Monday, April 6
- 5pm to 6:30pm
New Cabell 349
The Medieval Studies Program hosts a discussion with author Antoine Borrut, Assoc. Professor of History at the University of Maryland, on his new book Astrology and History in Early Islam.
Contact Deborah McGrady (dlm4z@virginia.edu) for more information.
- Wafa Ghnaim: A Lecture on Post-1948 Palestinian Dress
- Friday, April 10
- 12pm to 2pm
Wilson 142
The Asian Student Union at UVA presents a lecture by Wafa Ghnaim, a Palestinian archivist, embroiderer, dress historian, and founder of the Tatreez Institute. This lecture is co-sponsored by Islamic Worlds Initiative and the Forum on Religion and Democracy. Light lunch will be provided.
To attend, please register at https://bit.ly/wafaghnaim by April 7. The first 30 registrants will be eligible to receive a free self-guided Tatreez kit provided by Wafa. More information can be requested at dyd6mg@virginia.edu.
- Public Arts for the Public Good
- Saturday, April 11
- 11am to 3:30pm
Studio 3B, Contemplative Sciences Center
The Public Arts for the Public Good symposium will convene students, faculty, and practitioners to explore how the arts can illuminate multidisciplinary service pathways critical to a flourishing democracy. The event will feature a film screening, performances, panelists, and a free lunch. Come for the whole day or pick and choose!
Register here. Contact Maggie Polistina (nmu4vk@virginia.edu) for more information.
- Turning Away: The Poetics of an Ancient Gesture, a book talk with author Benjamin Saltzman
- Tuesday, April 14
- 5pm to 6:30pm
New Cabell 349
The Medieval Studies Program hosts a discussion with author Benjamin Saltzman, Assoc. Professor of History at the University of Chicago, on his new book Turning Away: The Poetics of an Ancient Gesture.
Contact Deborah McGrady (dlm4z@virginia.edu) for more information.
Techne: Forum on Art & Technology
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- Friday, April 17
- Talks and panel: 9am to 4pm; multimedia exhibition and performance: 7pm to 10pm
Jefferson Scholars Foundation, 112 Clarke Ct, Charlottesville, VA
The conference brings together artists and scholars Alex Christie, Semi Ryu, Kate Sicchio, and Ross Wightman to showcase their work and discuss critical topics on how technology continues to (re)shape our relationship to art. Presentations and panels will discuss the intersection of various technologies in different artistic disciplines, encompassing music, dance, programming, AI, robotics, and virtual reality. Lunch will be provided. The conference is hosted by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Department of Music, and Learning Design & Technology.
EAC 50th Anniversary Reception
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- Friday April 17, 2026
- 5pm to 7pm
Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII) Solarium and Gardens
In celebration of the UVA East Asia Center's 50th anniversary they will bring together alumni, faculty, students, and distinguished guests to reflect on the Center’s history and to chart its future directions in research, teaching, and public engagement. Throughout the weekend’s events, including a Friday evening reception, a full day of panels on Saturday, and a community gathering at Morven Farm on Sunday, we will be honoring the communities that have built East Asian studies at UVA.
EAC 50th Anniversary Alumni Conference
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- Saturday, April 17, 2026
- 10am to 3:30pm
Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII) Solarium
In celebration of the UVA East Asia Center's 50th anniversary they will bring together alumni, faculty, students, and distinguished guests to reflect on the Center’s history and to chart its future directions in research, teaching, and public engagement. Throughout the weekend’s events, including a Friday evening reception, a full day of panels on Saturday, and a community gathering at Morven Farm on Sunday, we will be honoring the communities that have built East Asian studies at UVA.
- Race, Relationships and the Life of the LDS Church Now
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- Saturday, April 25
- 3pm to 5:30pm
UVA Darden DC Metro Facility (30th Floor) Rosslyn, VA
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Latter-day Saint scholars Alice Faulkner Burch, Vinna Chowriamah, Matthew L. Harris, and W. Paul Reeve will join UVA Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies Laurie Maffly-Kipp for the continuation of Dialogue Journal’s “All Are Alike Unto God” series. This series examines the insights and aftermath of the 1978 Revelation to Latter-day Saint President Spencer W. Kimball which expanded the priesthood beyond just white men to “all worthy, male members of the Church.”
- "Public Writing, Public Scholarship with Alia Habib and David Perry"
- Monday, April 27, 2026
- 4:30pm
- Bryan Hall Faculty LoungePlease join the Kohler Seminar on Public-Facing Scholarship for a special event on public writing and public scholarship. The event will feature Alia Habib, one of the nation's leading literary agents, and David Perry, a prolific scholar and columnist, as they discuss the process of translating academic research into more public-facing forms of writing. Their paired presentations and Q-and-A will touch on writing nonfiction book proposals, pitching essays and op-eds, and beginning and building writing careers, among other topics.A limited number of copies of their new books, Habib's Take It From Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Career from Scratch and Perry's The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook, will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you will definitely attend the event and would like to receive a copy of one or both books, please write to Olivia Paschal atbwh4pw@virginia.edu by April 15.
Charlottesville 2017: Antisemitism at the Crossroads of American Hatred
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- Wednesday, April 29
- 5:30 to 7:30pm
Nau 101
UVA Jewish Studies will host former Jay Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History and UVA Jewish Studies Director James Loeffler to deliver the 2026 Paul and Dorothy Grob Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, April 29th at 5:30 PM in Nau Hall room 101. His lecture is entitled “Charlottesville 2017: Antisemitism at the Crossroads of American Hatred." Reception to follow.
- ‘Love, All’: Tending the Tradition: A Retirement Conference and Celebration in Honor of Deborah E. McDowell
- Friday, May 22 & Saturday, May 23
- 9am to 5pm
Minor Hall 125
An event honoring the career of Deborah E. McDowell, "Love All": Tending the Tradition celebrates McDowell's intellectual production, trailblazing leadership, and groundbreaking contributions to the field of African American literary studies and Black feminism as a scholar, editor, mentor, colleague, and friend. This conference gathers the generations of scholars to share papers focused on the vast impact of Deborah McDowell's work and legacy.
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