“Women’s Leadership in Democracies”: A Conference and Celebration Honoring Rosel H. Schewel

The University of Lynchburg and Virginia Humanities will celebrate the life and work of Rosel Schewel ’71 MEd, ’83 EdS with a daylong conference on Saturday, Sept. 10. “Women’s Leadership in Democracies”: A Conference and Celebration Honoring Rosel H. Schewel will take place on the University campus in Schewel Hall. The keynote speaker is poet and educator Nikki Giovanni.

The conference will feature a series of learning and networking events honoring the life and legacy of Schewel, a civic activist and champion of women’s rights and racial justice, who served as chair of the boards of Virginia Humanities and then-Lynchburg College.

Register here: VaHumanities.org/schewel-women-democracy

Tickets:
General admission: $25
Students: Free