The Bridges Program at Roanoke College, which aims to recruit aspiring teachers of color to local school systems, was recently one of only three programs accepted as a Research-Practice Partner with the National Center for Research on Educator Diversity at the University of Houston.

The project highlights locations on campus built by enslaved people and the importance of acknowledging the past. 

The new membership marks a commitment to increasing access and success for all current and future Hispanic students at the College.

In a two-day conference hosted by Roanoke College, student researchers explored complicated questions surrounding race in America.

The extensive undertaking has created a complete, digital collection of the region's historical gay newsletter, the Blue Ridge Lambda Press.

The conference, which will take place March 30-31, draws faculty and students from higher education institutions to Salem to share ideas and discuss experiences related to race.

On Sunday, Roanoke College paused to honor the memories of enslaved workers. The annual vigil coincides with a larger campus effort to document and memorialize the history of enslaved people in the region. 

On Feb. 26, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Black Student Alliance will host a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of enslaved people in the history of Roanoke College.  

The project to build a memorial to enslaved individuals is part of a wider effort to uncover the history of Roanoke College and its surrounding region.

The author of "Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City" is part of the speaker lineup announced by the literary festival taking place next month in Charlottesville.