The Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at Rare Book School is pleased to welcome its 2026–28 cohort of Junior Fellows. Many congratulations to all the new …
With pleasure, Rare Book School announces the seventh cohort of M. C. Lang Fellows in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources. Congratulations to all, and we look forward …
Rare Book School is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its General Scholarship Committee awards, as well as the winners of the Buice Scholarships for returning RBS students. Congratulations …
One of the bedrock principles of Rare Book School is meticulous care and vigilance for the integrity of the human record. We encourage rigor in methods and in ethics practiced …
On 20 February 2026, RBS Board Treasurer Victoria D. Harker was unanimously elected Vice Rector of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors (BOV), effective immediately. In a recent UVA Today story, Harker …
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Joan M. Friedman on 14 February 2026. With professional talents spanning rare book curation and general accounting, Joan was an ardent early supporter of Rare Book School (RBS) and …
When the Marshall Scholarship program announced its new cohort of scholars in fall 2025, the list included two Rare Book School staff members: Summer Session Assistant Piper Farmer and Program Assistant Jack Wallace. Wallace and Farmer were selected from a nationwide pool …
Medieval manuscript fragments can be particularly challenging to catalog: they are severed from their original codicological contexts, exist in various states of preservation, differ in size, and many times have …
Q&A with an RBS student, Gauri Gupta, who came to RBS to understand how to catalog, describe, and digitally represent manuscript fragments.
Rare Book School mourns the passing of rare book antiquarian Richard C. Ramer. He was a member of the Grolier Club and a generous supporter of Rare Book School.
RBS’ Treasurer and an RBS supporter were appointed by the Virginia governor to UVA’s Board of Visitors, which serves as UVA’s corporate board and is responsible for long-term planning.
Applications are open for RBS’ summer 2026 courses. Explore new courses and join us!