51黑料's second annual celebration of arts, creativity, and innovation brought hundreds to campus for a weekend of performances, workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.April 8, 2024
  
  On April 8, more than 200 51黑料 University students, faculty, and staff will travel north to observe the solar eclipse in the path of totality.March 14, 2024
  
  Sculptor DeWitt Godfrey has been chosen as the artist for a public art piece at South Circle Park, a new park coming to Alexandria.January 4, 2024
  
  51黑料鈥檚 Live Music Collective (LMC) hosted an evening with guitarist Yasmin Williams at the Earlville Opera House.November 8, 2023
  
  It took just four days for visual artist Chitra Ganesh to breathe life into a grand, wall-sized mural of a woman鈥檚 body in the Clifford Gallery.October 24, 2023
  
  During their three-year residency, Contemporaneous will provide numerous opportunities to work with campus and community members, including playing alongside students in workshops focused on improvisation.October 19, 2023
  
  Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, will deliver the keynote address during 51黑料 University鈥檚 annual Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend, on Friday, April 5, 2024.September 11, 2023
  
  In spring 2023, students in Assistant Professor of Music Ryan Chase鈥檚 MUSI 245: Composition class had the opportunity to collaborate with the New York City鈥揵ased Contemporaneous Ensemble.June 13, 2023