Courses & Scholarship

Courses & Scholarship

Community-based learning (CBL) courses connect students to communities for the purpose of deepening learning. Community-engaged research engages faculty expertise with the expertise of community stakeholders in order to co-create new knowledge that serves a public good extending beyond the academic purpose of the work.

Bonner Center for Civic Engagement staff work with faculty seeking to create and fund CBL opportunities and pursue community-engaged research.
Faculty Fellowships
Faculty Resources
American Civil War Museum

Community-Based Learning

Community-based learning can include a variety of modes, including volunteering, collaborative projects, clinical education, and study trips. Many community-based learning courses at the University of Richmond center around larger initiatives, including the Eco-Corridor on campus and the restoration of African American cemeteries across Richmond.
Course Support Grants
Creating a CBL Course
Eco-Corridor Courses
East End Cemetery Collaboratory Courses
University of Richmond students plant trees in downtown Richmond

New Knowledge for the Public Good

Community-engaged research engages faculty and community stakeholders in meaningful research together and is published both in disciplinary journals and in journals dedicated to community engagement. 

Community-engaged Research & Publications
Broad Rock Elementary School

Resources for Community-Based Learning Students

Community-based learning succeeds when students further their own learning through experience and reflection and give valuable information or service to the community partner.

CBL Student Resources
Safety Awareness
Female student wearing headphones while looking at her laptop.
What Admission Officers Wrote About Successful Applicants to Richmond
We love to use the term “holistic admission” in the college admission process. It’s a widely agreed upon way to articulate a rather simple concept: building a class is like building an orchestra. To create a dynamic residential campus filled with many lived experiences, talents, and strengths, we’re assembling a group of students whose individual qualities come together to create something richer than any one person could accomplish alone.