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carolyn eastman

Was the Declaration of Independence Really a Matter of Common Sense?

Date: Monday, Jun 29, 2026

The College of Humanities and Sciences at VCU is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a new summer webinar series. In this lecture, Carolyn Eastman, Ph.D., reexamines the Declaration of Independence in the context of the political, cultural, and social forces shaping the revolutionary moment.

michael dickinson

Liberty in a Land of Slavery

Date: Monday, Jun 15, 2026

The College of Humanities and Sciences at VCU is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a new summer webinar series. This lecture by Michael L. Dickinson, Ph.D., examines the central contradiction of the Declaration of Independence.

Ryan Smith

From "Nature's God" to "Divine Providence": Faith and the Founding of the United States

Date: Monday, Jun 1, 2026

The College of Humanities and Sciences at VCU is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a new summer webinar series. This lecture by Ryan K. Smith, Ph.D., explores the role of religious faith in the founding of the United States and what the revolutionaries meant by terms such as "Nature's God" and "Divine Providence."

sarah meacham

Reluctant Revolutionaries: From Loyal Subjects to Fledgling Citizens

Date: Monday, May 18, 2026

The College of Humanities and Sciences at VCU is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a new summer webinar series. This lecture by Sarah Hand Meacham, Ph.D., explores the surprising loyalty of many colonial Americans before the Declaration of Independence.

A group of students, faculty and staff attend the annual CHS block party on Shafer St.

CHS Welcome Back Block Party

Date: Friday, Aug 21, 2026

Join us for snow cones, tie-dye, giveaways, games and more!

A large group of students sit in the VCU Commons courtyard in front of a large projector screen at dusk

Reel at the Ram

Date: Sunday, Aug 23, 2026

Join us for a special film screening selected by YOU during orientation

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Trivia Night

Date: Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026

Put that brainrot to work and win bragging rights at CHS Trivia Night.

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CHS Night at the Flying Squirrels

Date: Saturday, Aug 29, 2026

Join VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences at CarMax Park when the Flying Squirrels take on the Portland Sea Dogs. Tickets are FREE.

David Brooks

A Conversation with David Brooks

Date: Monday, Sep 28, 2026

Join VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences Baldacci Institute and the Library of Virginia for an evening with author and political commentator David Brooks.