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Confederate Commemoration in Academic Settings: A Webinar on Memory and Race , article
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Virginia Tech Humanities Week — Call for Proposals , article
Call for Proposals Deadline: November 5, 2021 Virginia Tech Humanities Week: February 5 to 11, 2022
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Writing retreat teaches faculty how to get writing done , article
For many Virginia Tech faculty members, academic writing gets pushed to the bottom of a long to-do list. A three-day retreat sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost gave participants time to write — and strategies for creating a habit of it.
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New advertising major aims to attract students with agency ambitions , article
The advertising major in the School of Communication fills a critical gap that was missing in the university’s curriculum. Launched in the fall of 2021, the major integrates communication courses with classes in marketing and graphic design.
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Students vie for prizes in the Nutshell Games on March 19 , article
The 30 participants of the Center for Communicating Science event will have 90 seconds to wow the audience and a panel of judges using everyday language and a single prop to tell the story of their work and their passion for it.
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Virginia Tech center shines light on displaced people in Virginia through new podcast , article
“We want to center the humanity of those who have been displaced,” said Rebecca Hester, associate director of education in the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies. “So often, people who have experienced forced migration are described in dehumanizing ways.”
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Technical communication: a powerful factor in stopping pandemics , article
Julie Gerdes, an assistant professor in the Department of English, has been awarded a grant through the Council on Vibrant Virginia to study vaccine hesitancy among Latinx communities.
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After beating cancer on her own, Mary Griffin continues the fight , article
Mary Griffin didn”’t let a cancer diagnosis in the middle of her sophomore year freeze her ambitions at Virginia Tech. Now, almost a year and a half later, the junior defender for Virginia Tech Lacrosse has her focus set on a successful 2022 season while spearheading some important charitable efforts.
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School of Communication alumnus thrives in producer role with HBO, NBC Sports , article
Jonathan Williamson, a 2003 alumnus who double majored in communication and history, is the producer behind a number of television shows and podcasts, including most recently HBO’s Band of Brothers Podcast.
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How to make the most out of watching ‘The Gilded Age’ , article
Nineteenth-century women writers inspire Ashley Reed, an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech. When a friend suggested they watch “The Gilded Age” together, Reed realized the show intersects with her research and, with a deeper look, has much to offer viewers in understanding topics of diversity and women’s relationships with wealth and power.

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