Student Belonging News
“Education for Liberation” Teach-in
This Roanoke College Teach-in on Race, titled “Education for Liberation,” was held over Zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 12 and Thursday, Aug. 13. All speakers are Roanoke College employees. All sessions are one hour in length, including 15 minutes for Q&A; the intended audience is faculty, staff, and the Roanoke College community. We extend a heartfelt "thank you" to the presenters, who graciously agreed to prepare their presentations amid many other pressures this summer.
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Years of research and collaboration have contributed to a memorial sculpture that recognizes and honors the role of enslaved laborers at Roanoke College. The college dedicated the memorial during a campus ceremony on April 4.
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The grant-funded residency brought three accomplished artisans from Wonju, Korea, to campus for two weeks.
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The 2024 Garren Excellence in Diversity Awards, presented April 18, brought together students, faculty, trustees and community supporters.
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The Feb. 4 workshop was held in preparation for a new campus-wide program, “Dialogues.”
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The ASIANetwork grant will support a two-week residency that will introduce students to an ancient form of papermaking dating back to the 1st century B.C.E.
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Roanoke College is honoring Black History Month with a series of events that celebrate the intersection of the arts, community and history.
