Program Schedule
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May
222025SoFCB Keynote Lecture: Transporting Visions, Transcending BoundariesPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School
McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Lecture Hall, 3355 Woodland Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 9:15–10:45 am
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Mar
52025Bibliographic Performances and Surrogate Readings: Author Janelle Rebel in Conversation with Alison FraserPresented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
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Feb
112025Faces of God: Author Murad Mumtaz in Conversation with Holly Shaffer on Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800Presented by: The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography
Zoom • 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
RBS News
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Watch RBS Executive Director’s UVA Commencement Address, “The American University: A Celebration”
Rare Book School Executive Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J. delivered the 2025 commencement address, on the vital importance of American higher education, at the University of Virginia’s Final Exercises this past weekend.
On Saturday, 17 May, Suarez addressed more than 4,600 graduates, along with faculty and guests, of the university’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, and School of Education and Human Development.
A Jesuit priest, Suarez also serves as Professor of English, University Professor, and Honorary Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia (UVA). […]
Posted on May 19, 2025 by RBS -
RBS Announces Summer 2025 Lecture Series
Rare Book School is thrilled to announce the lineup for this summer’s lecture series at the University of Virginia.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Unless noted, these talks will take place at 5:30 p.m. ET. Lectures are 30–40 minutes in length, with approximately 10 minutes for Q&A. Each lecture will be followed by a reception in UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library Room 230 (RBS Suite). RSVPs to attend in person are not required.
This year, for the first time, RBS will offer an option to attend a livestream of the in-person lectures via Zoom. […]
Posted on April 25, 2025 by RBS