Engaging the Mind

The Engaging the Mind Public Lecture Series provides learning opportunities for alumni, parents and community members throughout Virginia.Engaging the Mind presents notable faculty members in thought-provoking talks, seminars, workshops and forums in an effort to share the University’s vast knowledge with communities where our alumni, parents and friends live, work and interact.

More Than the Score

On the mornings of home football games, hear some of the University of Virginia's top minds. The Lifetime Learning Program partners with the Alumni Association in offering More Than the Score. Talks are free and open to all. All talks are held at Alumni Hall at 10:00 am on Saturdays before the home football games.

Reunions Seminars

This special opportunity is for local U.Va. alumni, parents and friends. The Lifetime Learning Program and the Alumni Association collaborate to offer a unique educational experience during Black Alumni Weekend and Reunions Weekend.  Selected Reunions Seminars are free and open for you to attend. Seminars are held in Charlottesville on the University’s Grounds.

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Summer Jefferson Symposium

Coming in 2014
The Summer Jefferson Symposium is a vibrant academic program that reflects on Thomas Jefferson's guiding principles while uncovering historical facts, fictions and myths about him.

Civil Rights South Seminar

March 9-16, 2013
Civil Rights South Seminar with Julian Bond. Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Philadelphia, Greenwood, Jackson, New Orleans.

U.Va. at Oxford University

August 9 - 15, 2013
In a continuation of U.Va.'s long-standing relationship with Oxford University, Lifetime Learning offers a week-long educational adventure.