Award-winning author J. Drew Lanham will visit the University of Lynchburg at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. His visit is part of the Thornton Reading Series and is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the reading.
English
Two books in less than a year: Kelly Ann Jacobson is on a roll
It’s been quite the year for Dr. Kelly Ann Jacobson. After publishing the queer young adult novel “Robin and her Misfits” in April, the University of Lynchburg English professor is already collecting praise for her literary sci-fi novel “Weaver,” which dropped on Oct. 17.
‘When Science Turns Evil’ is subject of Oct. 23 lecture
On Monday, Oct. 23, the University of Lynchburg’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences and School of PA Medicine will present “When Science Turns Evil: Medicine, Justice, and the Humanities,” a lecture by Dr. Brandy Schillace.
‘Queer Subversive Retellings’ theme of Oct. 5 reading at Lynchburg
Authors and professors Dr. Kelly Ann Jacobson and Dr. Addie Tsai will read from their work on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the University of Lynchburg. The event, “From Folklore to Frankenstein: Queer Subversive Retellings of Kelly Ann Jacobson and Addie Tsai,” will be held at 6 p.m. in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. Admission is free and the public is invited.
‘A thousand little miracles’ bring Afghan student to Lynchburg
As the saying goes, “it took a village” to get Shukria Rezayi ’27 from her home in Afghanistan to the University of Lynchburg for the Fall 2023 semester. But if you ask Alissa Keith ’14 MA, she’ll tell you it took “a thousand little miracles.”
Thornton Reading series welcomes author SJ Sindu on Sept. 14
Award-winning author SJ Sindu will read from their work as part of the Thornton Reading series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14.
Scholarships support undergraduate students with financial need
Undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need will have access to three additional scholarships, thanks to generous support from donors.
Kathryn Ormsbee to read from work at Spring 2023 Thornton Reading
Critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom.
Sommerville Scholar considers each class a ‘new opportunity for intellectual adventure’
Sophia Tully ’23, a philosophy-political science major and Westover Honors Fellow from Midlothian, Virginia, has been named the University of Lynchburg’s 2022-23 Sommerville Scholar. The award, the University’s highest academic honor, was presented on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Daura Museum of Art.
‘Genius Grant’ winner Reginald Dwayne Betts to read Nov. 10 at Lynchburg
The next Thornton Reading will host poet, essayist, playwright, and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts, who will read from his work, participate in a Q&A, and sign books.
