Higher education administrator and author Ainsley Carry, whose second book tackles the challenge of negotiating memorial disputes on college campuses, spoke at Roanoke College on Wednesday as part of the Memorials, Monuments & Memory Lecture Series.

Roanoke College’s Center for Studying Structures of Race has been recognized for a new walking tour that sheds light on a difficult part of history.

Six students conducted in-depth research to help build a database of information about enslaved people who lived in Southwest Virginia before and during the Civil War.

The generous gift supports the College’s Center for Studying Structures of Race. 

On Friday, Roanoke College commemorated Juneteenth for the third consecutive year.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on race, spoke to about 300 attendees via Zoom on Tuesday night.

The conference was well-attended and sparked important conversations about race and oppression.

The plaque dedication is part of a longer research process that is seeking to better understand the history of slavery at Roanoke College.

Read Dr. Jesse Bucher's opinion piece on the College's commemoration of the role enslaved persons played in the early days of Roanoke College.

At an April 8 ceremony, the College will unveil commemorative plaques on the Administration Building, the oldest and most prominent building on campus.