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News and Stories Spotlight
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Article ItemCategory: culture Faculty club pop-up events spark connection and collaboration , article
Teaching and research faculty are creating a sense of community at a series of Faculty Affairs-planned events that facilitate "intellectual socializing."
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Article ItemCategory: academics New Provost’s Leadership Development Program teaches faculty to lead where they are , article
Only a few of the 22 faculty members in the eight-month Leading in Place cohort, launched this fall, are serving in formal leadership roles. But the Faculty Affairs–designed program embraces the idea that everyone is a leader — and that it's wise to cultivate leadership skills no matter your position.
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Article ItemCategory: impact How one Hokie turned a liberal arts education into a mega sports media career , article
Matt Arden '99 is helping Fanatics Collectibles set its creative content initiative into motion as its first executive producer.
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Article ItemCategory: campus experience Ancestry inspires Monacan student's passion for learning, art, and advocacy , article
Alicia Aldaz, a member of the Monacan Nation, started her journey at Virginia Tech more than 20 years ago. Now, she is back to earn her degree and is helping other Indigenous students feel at home.
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Article ItemCategory: academics Paul Quigley named Center for Humanities director , article
Quigley, the James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, will take the helm of the Center for Humanities July 1. Sylvester Johnson, the center's founding director, is returning to Northwestern University.