Each fall and spring, the Richards Center sponsors a series of Civil War Era Workshops for students and faculty. These workshops familiarize students with the research process by bringing senior scholars from around the country to Penn State to discuss their works in progress. Graduate students have also been invited to share their work or serve as commentators. Through the workshops, the Richards Center has a hand in encouraging the latest research in the Civil War era.

Workshop Schedule
Date	Event	Time	Location
September 11, 2009	David Langbart, The National Archives and Records Administration "Navigating the National Archives"	4:00 p.m.	102 Weaver
October 2, 2009	Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia "The North's Civil War: Union and Emancipation in Wartime and Retrospect"	4:00 p.m.	The Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom
December 4, 2009	Nancy Bercaw, University of Mississippi "Science and Citizenship: African American and Indian Bodies in Post-Emancipation America"	4:00 p.m.	102 Weaver