October 21-23, 2025

All sessions held in Schoellkopf Family and Friends Lounge, Venable Hall

Tuesday, October 21

4:30 pm
Dissenters and Patriots: Civic Virtue, Religion, and the Founding of the College
In conversation: Dr. Michael Utzinger, Ewing Professor of Religion and Dr. John Ragosta, Fellow at Virginia Humanities
Watch the 4:30 pm session on YouTube
7 pm
The Virtue of the Educated Voter: Saving the Early Republic
Dr. Alan Taylor, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Chair, Emeritus
Watch the 7 pm session on YouTube

Wednesday, October 22

4:30 pm
Myth, Memory, and Meaning in the College’s Saga
In conversation: Mr. Thomas Shomo ’69 and Rev. Dr. William Thompson, Former College Church Chaplain
Watch the 4:30 pm session on YouTube
7 pm
American Identity as Reflected in the Arts
Faculty Panel: Dr. Nicholas Morgan, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts; Mr. Nathaniel Perry, Elliott Professor of English; Mr. Victor Szabo, Elliott Associate Professor of Fine Arts; and Dr. Katherine Weese, Venable Professor of English
Chair: Dr. John Coombs, Professor of History
Watch the 7 pm session on YouTube

Thursday, October 23

4:30 pm
The ‘Distractions of Our Times:’ Society and Culture in Prince Edward County, 1750-1820
In Conversation: Dr. Caroline Emmons, Elliott Professor of History, and Dr. Melvin Ely, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities, William & Mary
Watch the 4:30 pm session on YouTube
7 pm
“Me” to “We”: Thoughts on Civic Virtue
Mr. Frank Bruni, New York Times opinion writer, Eugene C. Patterson Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Watch the 7 pm session on YouTube

Sponsored by the 250th Anniversary Commemoration Committee,
Office of the President, and the Department of History