The School of Arts and Sciences is the heart of the University of Richmond’s offerings. You can choose from or combine majors from 22 departments and 10 interdisciplinary programs. In the School of Arts & Sciences, you will learn to integrate your classroom experience with your true interests, your calling.
Celebrating Our Community of Learners
The semester begins this year with a rousing gathering presented by the School of Arts & Sciences titled State of the School: A Conversation. As the heart of the University of Richmond’s offerings, The School of Arts and Sciences celebrates 22 departments and 10 interdisciplinary programs. Individual achievement is celebrated every day by our faculty, students and staff. Celebrate the latest here!
Concept 30
Casting a vision for our shared future.
2019-2020 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and the Arts
This year’s events will focus on the theme “Dancing Histories: This Ground.” All performances and events are free and the first event is September 27th.
Professor Kelly Lambert Joins President Crutcher on Spider Talks
Dr. Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, sits down with President Crutcher to discuss her research on decision-making and the best strategies for protecting and enhancing the brain's ability to navigate life's uncertainties.
UR Community Dives into Book about Flint Water Crisis This Summer
Students, faculty, and staff at the University of Richmond are adding the memoir of a pediatrician from Flint, Michigan to their summer reading lists.
A&S Student Symposium 2019
We celebrate our diverse community of learners at the Student Symposium.
Contested Spaces
Themed year programming to bring our entire community of learners together in conversations centered around conflict resulting from ethnic, racial, and cultural differences—in Virginia, the United States, and across the globe.Faculty Expertise
Do you envision college as a place where your professor’s office hours are spent in deep conversation about topics beyond this week’s assignment? Where you can work side-by-side with a faculty member on cutting-edge research that is published in a professional journal?
In A&S, our faculty are experts on the cutting edge of their fields. While they could work in some of the top research institutions in the world, our faculty chose Richmond because they believe in educating tomorrow's leaders and are passionate about mentoring and sharing their knowledge with students.
Faculty Highlights
Quintero PublishedOmar Quintero and four UR students published “The MyMOMA domain of MYO19 encodes for distinct Miro‐dependent and Miro‐independent mechanisms of interaction with mitochondrial membranes” in Cytoskeleton.
Damer PublishedErika Zimmermann Damner recently published In the Flesh: Embodied Identities in Roman Elegy in the Wisconsin Studies in Classics by the University of Wisconsin Press.
Maurantonio AwardedNicole Maurantonio was awarded (along with Irina Rogova) the 2019 Engage for Change! Award for Contribution to the Institution for the Race & Racism at the University of Richmond Project.
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Quintero Receives Grant
Omar Quintero was awarded the Bridging to STEM Excellence: Leveraging a Consortium of National STEM Education Initiatives to Improve Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning" grant through the National Science Foundation. Learn more here.
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Damer Publishes Chapter
Erika Zimmermann Damer co-wrote a chapter for Document to History: Epigraphic Insights into the Greco-Roman World (Brill, 2019) This chapter, “Wall Inscriptions in the Ancient City: the Ancient Graffiti Project,” was co-written with Rebecca Benefiel, Holly Sypniewski.
Hobgood on Nixon and PressLinda Hobgood discusses First Lady Pat Nixon’s relationship with the media on the Nixon Now Podcast.
Carol Parish Awarded NSF GrantCarol Parish is partnering with colleagues at VCU and the University of Florida for a nearly $1m National Science Foundation-funded project to develop a central portal for the molecular sciences. Learn more here.
Smith at ICAProfessor Sable Elyse Smith’s work will be on display at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) at Virginia Commonwealth University. The exhibition Great Force will be on view starting October 5.
Nelson Book LaunchProfessor Brittany Nelson’s book Out of the Everywhere launched at Casa Caníbal on August 19 and published by Mousse Publishing. Highlights topics such as feminist science fiction, space travel, and isolation.
Achter Receives Advanced ContractPaul Achter received an advanced contract for his book, Fit to Kill: Militarism and the Rhetoric of Style, which will be published by Rutgers University Press.
A&S Faculty in the News
The Heart of the University
At Richmond, the School of Arts and Sciences is at the heart of your education, with courses in the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. But choosing an A&S education offers you more than just variety.
It’s the chance to explore a topic you’ve always been curious about, whether that’s Russian, modern dance, or environmental ethics. It’s getting a different perspective on your favorite subject, thinking through concepts and problems in a way you never have before. It’s satisfying your curiosity and love for learning, and then working to translate that into a career path.
New AS Symposium Film
Upcoming Events
- Internship & Job Search WorkshopOct175:00 PM - 6:00 PMYou know you need to look for a job or internship, but how do you go about finding one? Participants will learn about... Continue reading
- Ingrid Keller, piano and Jonathan Ruck, celloOct187:30 PM - 9:00 PMPianist Ingrid Keller will join cellist Jonathan Ruck in an evening of chamber music by Beethoven, Brahms, and... Continue reading
- Deconstructing HealthOct198:15 AM - 1:00 PMDeconstructing Health is open to all students interested in exploring clinical and nonclinical healthcare career paths.... Continue reading
- Major & Career WorkshopOct215:00 PM - 6:00 PMChoosing a major can be tough. If you are in the process of deciding on what you should major in or if you want to get... Continue reading
- Curator's Lecture with Carmen HermoOct216:00 PM - 8:00 PMCarmen Hermo, Associate Curator, Brooklyn Museum, presents "On Curating & Feminist Art," in conjunction with the... Continue reading
- Juror's Walk-ThroughOct221:30 PM - 2:15 PMExhibition walk-through with Carmen Hermo, juror of the exhibition "Contested Spaces: 2019 Harnett Biennial of American... Continue reading
- Lecture: Plant Feeling in the AnthropoceneOct224:30 PM - 5:30 PMJoin Mary Kuhn, University of Virgina Assistant Professor of English and Program in Environmental Thought and... Continue reading
- Lecture: "People Power: Social Media and Political Space in Uganda, East Africa" (African Week)Oct225:00 PM - 7:30 PMPresented by Professor Ernest Okello Ogwang, Department of Literature, and First Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic... Continue reading
- Career Chat: Life After Teach for AmericaOct225:30 PM - 6:15 PMAntoine Waul graduated from University of Richmond in 2013 with a BA in political science. Following graduation, Antoine... Continue reading
- Career Chat: Working for the Department of JusticeOct232:30 PM - 3:15 PMOur speaker graduated from the University of Richmond in 2014 with a degree in psychology. She has since gone on to work... Continue reading
Planning for the Future
Become an educational entrepreneur, taking your vision and passions and turning them into your livelihood. Study a subject you love, go all in on your academic experience. Take that depth of knowledge, add to it your broad exploration, experiential learning through internships and research, and guidance from faculty and career services, and you’ll be ready to chart a course for success with your passion at its core.
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