After serving at Richmond’s president since 2007, Edward L. Ayers plans to step down in June 2015 to continue his pursuits as a history scholar on the university’s faculty. Here's what Ayers is reading:
"Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism," by Bartow J. Elmore
"The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832," by Alan Taylor
"Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories," by Ron Rash