University of Richmond senior researches policies on disability and asexuality
Senior's honors thesis explores advocacy and policy solutions for people with disabilities and for those who are asexual.
School of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Annual Report
Italian & French Film Festival
March 27–30, 2026
The festival brings together UR students, faculty, and staff, as well as the wider Richmond community. It will include a screening of Gillo Pontecorvo’s classic The Battle of Algiers (1966) in celebration of the film’s 60th anniversary, followed by a roundtable, a second roundtable on the current state of Italian and French cinema, as well as a screening concluding the festival at the Byrd Theatre — followed by a reception in the sumptuously renovated mezzanine of the iconic theater.
Guest scholars and filmmakers will introduce screenings, lead roundtable discussions, and engage audiences in conversation. Across four days, the festival will bring together French and Italian cuisine, intellectual exchange, and the magic of cinema, making each screening a celebration of culture and community.
2025-2026 Tucker Boatwright Festival of Literature & the Arts
Reconstruction
Hosted by the Department of Art & Art History in partnership with The Harnett Museum.
The 2025–2026 Tucker-Boatwright festival dissects and expands the idea of Reconstruction to highlight the complex relationship to ongoing cultural movements and revolutions that we study, experience, and manifest through the visual arts. Reconstruction considers the many social, environmental, and political crises that we are experiencing today, and encourages us to look back at the histories that frame the urgent questions of our present for answers towards our future.
The Department of Art & Art History in partnership with The Harnett Museum, has invited two world renowned artists to campus, Cauleen Smith and Abigail DeVille, to interpret this theme through two new immersive installations that engage with local histories to create a space for community dialogue.
A&S Honors Convocation
Friday, April 17, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music
Each year, the A&S community comes together to celebrate the academic accomplishments of our students at Honors Convocation.
All A&S faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend this special celebration.
Faculty, staff, students, and guests are invited to lunch in the Heilman Dining Center following Convocation.
A&S Student Symposium
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1 TO 5:30 P.M.
Modlin Center for the Arts & Campus Buildings
7:30 p.m., Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, Department of Theatre & Dance performance
Each April, we celebrate our diverse community of learners at the A&S Student Symposium, a showcase of student-led research projects from nearly 30 disciplines in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Student researchers share their scholarly work with the campus community and the public through oral presentations, poster sessions, performances, and art exhibits.
This year’s symposium includes the Department of Theatre & Dance’s production of Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe on Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. Free tickets are available at modlin.richmond.edu.
A&S Books & Roses
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30-6 p.m. | Humanities Commons
Join the A&S Dean’s Office for the third annual Books & Roses Celebration showcasing A&S faculty and staff books published between April 2025 and April 2026.
Books & Roses is inspired by two annual international celebrations: 1) Saint George’s Day (“Sant Jordi”) in Catalonia, where literature and love are distinctly intertwined in a massive display and exchange of books and roses, and 2) UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day. Both are typically celebrated on April 23, which also happens to be the birthdate of Cervantes and Shakespeare.
The festivities will include cupcakes, refreshments, music, and roses.
A&S Commencement Reception
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 3-5 P.M.
Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Haynes Commons
Come mingle with A&S faculty and staff and enjoy refreshments with your classmates and their families.
Faculty & Staff Research Symposium
September 18, 2026
The Faculty & Staff Research Symposium brings together colleagues from multiple disciplines, programs, and all five schools to present their research, work, and creative projects. All faculty and staff are invited to present their current work as part of interdisciplinary panels, roundtables, short-format sessions, or poster presentations.
A&S Feature Stories
University of Richmond Psychology Professor Featured in New Audible Original Series Focusing on Brain Health
The program, which launched in January, is part of a larger Audible partnership with The Great Courses, a series of high-quality, in-depth audio lectures covering topics like history, science, literature, and self-improvement, featuring expert professors.
University of Richmond alumni couple share love and career advice during Valentine’s Day weekend
Two Class of 2023 alums spent Valentine’s Day weekend revisiting their old haunts and mentoring juniors in the Jepson School’s career preparation program.
UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Internationally acclaimed choreographers help University Dancers prepare for Richmond performance
Nicolo Fonte and other professionals worked with students and faculty to create CURRENTS, the upcoming 41st annual spring concert.
A&S Faculty in the News
DATA CENTER DETOUR: Inside Henrico County’s shifting mindset, one developer’s attempt to overcome it, and a community fighting back
Geography, sustainability, and environment professor Mary Finley-Brook, an expert on the environmental impact of data centers, is interviewed.
Colleges face a choice: Try to shape AI’s impact on learning, or be redefined by it
Biology professor Linda Boland co-authored this piece.
Finding love in the age of AI this Valentine’s Day
Lauren Tilton, digital humanities professor and E. Claiborne Robins Professor of Liberal Arts, is quoted.
Crutcher receives national award
President emeritus Ronald Crutcher is featured.
Events
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.
A&S Faculty Highlights
Lambert publishes chapter in book that challenges conventional definitions of success
Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience and MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, published the chapter "The Mother of all Brains" in What is Success? A Kaleidoscope of Possibilities from Women in the World Around the World.
MacPherson named Top 40 under 40 winner
Kerrissa MacPherson, adjunct instructor of health studies, was selected by Style Weekly as a Top 40 Under 40 recipient.
Hilliker and students publish on genetic interaction
Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology, along with Audrey J. Panko, '15, Aidan Winters, '17, and Nicholas R. Rothbard, '15, published "A genetic interaction between DED1 and HAT1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a role for Hat1p in cytoplasmic RNA granule accumulation" in G3: Genes, Genomes, and Genetics.
Students publish with Quintero-Carmona and Criswell as part of biology lab
Omar Quintero-Carmona, associate professor of biology, and Stacey Criswell, director of microscopy and imaging, along with Joanna A. Mas, '26, Chase E. Cristella, '26, Vu Hao M. N. Phan, '26, Lillian S. Wendt, '26, Charlotte A. Rose, '26, Abigail Ali, '25, David F. Carpio, '24, Christine Cole, '24, Paige Embley, '25, Jack E. Hoskins-Harris, '26, Delia Johnson, '25, Noelle Ledoux, '26, Hannah W. Lwin, '25, and Sarah Salah, '24, published "Cells stably expressing shRNA against MYO10 display altered cell motility" in MicroPublication Biology.
