The History of Christianity: Looking Back and Looking Forward

April 8, 2021

Professor Andrew Crislip reflects on the nearly three decades of the Blake Lecture in the History of Christianity, the remarkable teaching skills of Dr. Blake, and the relevance of Christianity in today's society.

Toneisha Brown: A fervent preservationist for African American history

Feb. 12, 2021

In our interview with Brown, she describes being a volunteer at the Maggie Walker house, her goals for the future and the significance of Black History Month.

History Faculty Vote to Use Departmental Funds for Graduate Student Tuition: M.A. Student Will Tharp Explains the Importance, Reflects on his Grad Program Experience

April 20, 2021

Professor Emilie Raymond talked with M.A. student Will Tharp, who is graduating in May ’21, about the importance of robust graduate funding in his experience at VCU.

Audrey Spann: female shoplifters in the 19th century

March 29, 2021

In our interview with Spann, she describes her research on female shoplifters in the 19th century and the significance of Women's History Month.

Preserving Cultural Heritage: the history behind Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 21, 2021

Professor Daniel Morales writes about the history behind Hispanic Heritage Month. This is a repost from a news story published September 30, 2020.

Ana Edwards is preserving Black history — and sharing it with others

Feb. 23, 2021

The VCU alumna and chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, will receive the VCU history department’s highest honor for graduate alumni March 18.

Here’s how New York City survived a deadly outbreak — in the 1790s

April 21, 2021

Through the eyes of front-line medical worker Alexander Anderson, a forthcoming book by Professor Carolyn Eastman will explore how New York grappled with yellow fever epidemics.

Brian Daugherty named recipient of Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s William M.E. Rachal Award

Aug. 19, 2021

The award to Brian Daugherity is in recognition of an article documenting African American activism in Goochland County in the Jim Crow era.

9/11 and the Constitution: A Conversation

Aug. 30, 2021

VCU Libraries is hosting a video conversation on how 9/11 radically changed how the Constitution is interpreted.

Do you really know the history of the American Revolution?

Sept. 22, 2021

Do you really know the history of the American Revolution? Historian Mary Beth Norton's research shows a different and more detailed story than what you may have learned in high school.

The Crisis of Latinx Visibility

Oct. 7, 2021

Professor Johanna Londoño discussed the difficulty of visualizing Latinx majority neighborhoods in built environments that are going through processes of urban change, such as urban renewal and gentrification.

Recognizing Those Who Served: VCU History Department

Nov. 8, 2021

In recognition of Veterans Day, history student Nyah Graham interviewed two members of the VCU History Department staff – adjunct instructor John Lemza, Ph.D. and undergraduate student advisor Ryan O’Hallahan, both of whom served in the U.S. military.

Effects of Climate Change on Historical Sites: A conversation with Peter Stone, Ph.D.

April 22, 2022

For Earth Day, VCU history student Nyah Graham spoke with history professor Peter Stone about the effects of climate change on historic sites.

Greer Lecture Recap: Psychoanalyzing the Possessed

Oct. 16, 2023

2023 Greer Lecture in Latin American History recap on psychiatry and spirituality in early Rio de Janeiro.

Society of the Cincinnati Lecture Recap: The Revolutionary Invention of the American Democrat

Oct. 27, 2023

In his lecture, Matthew Rainbow Hale states, “To be a democrat meant owning and embodying popular sovereignty with the self-aggrandizing arrogance and brilliance that kings and queens were known for. To be a democrat was to declare oneself the new monarch on the block.”

Much Ado About Nothing? Local Immigration Policy, and the MS-13 ‘Threat’ Lecture Recap

Oct. 18, 2023

An “imagined connection between immigration and crime” runs the media, says Paarlberg. The point of his null results paper: to not find a relationship.

The Unfinished Afterlives of Slavery Recap

Nov. 15, 2023

Alexandrian Society fall 2023 lecture featured Natasha J. Lightfoot, Ph.D. She presented “The Unfinished Afterlives of Slavery: Freedom and Reparations in the Caribbean." Read more about her lecture.