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Laura Belmonte, Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Laura Belmonte
Laura Belmonte, Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Laura Belmonte, a history professor at Virginia Tech, began her tenure as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences in August 2019.

A specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Belmonte is author of Selling the American Way: U.S. Propaganda and the Cold War and numerous articles on cultural diplomacy. Her most recent book, A History of the International LGBT Movement, was published by Bloomsbury in 2021.


Departments, Schools, and ROTC Programs

Brian Britt, Director of the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought

Brian Britt

Lisa Tucker, Professor and Head for the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management

Lisa Tucker

John Tedesco, Professor and Director of the School of Communication

John Tedesco

Kelly Pender, Professor and Chair for the Department of English

Kelly Pender

Jennifer Hart, Professor and Chair for the Department of History

Jennifer Hart, Professor and Chair of the Department of History

Paul Springer, Professor and Head of the Department of Human Development and Family Science

Paul Springer

Janell Watson, Professor of French, Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

Janell Watson, Professor of French, Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

Kelly Trogdon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy

Kelly Trogdon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy

Timothy W. Luke, University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science

Timothy W. Luke, University Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science

Matthew R. Gabriele, Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion and Culture

Matthew Gabriele

Saul Halfon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society

Saul Halfon, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society

Jennifer Johnson, Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology

Jennifer Johnson

Office of the Dean Leadership

Farida Jalalzai, Associate Dean for Global Initiatives and Engagement and Professor of Political Science

Farida Jalalzai