Department of History
News and Stories Spotlight
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Descendants of enslaved to lead Juneteenth celebration at Reynolds Homestead , articleOn June 19, descendants of the Rock Spring’s enslaved community will honor their ancestors, marking a powerful moment of remembrance, resilience, and reclamation.
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Inaugural winners of new research awards named , articleEstablished by the Office of Research and Innovation and Office of Faculty Affairs and funded by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, the new awards were created to complement the Jacob A Lutz Award for Eminent Scholars.
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Significant collection of Civil War letters between general and his wife finds a new home at Virginia Tech , articleThe letters between Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton and his wife, Anne “Nannie” Radford Wharton, were written between 1863-65 and provide insight into Southwest Virginia life during tumultuous wartime and detail the couple’s opinions, love, ambitions, fears, and frustrations from both battlefield and homefront perspectives.
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With fellowship, history professor to record life of human rights legend , articleAmanda Demmer, associate professor of history, has received a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to write a biography on Ginetta Sagan, a leader in the international human rights movement after World War II.
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Eight Virginia Tech faculty recognized for outstanding leadership, service , articleAcademies honor the exemplary contributions of faculty members of all classifications in formal service roles or in areas of leadership.
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Faculty club pop-up events spark connection and collaboration , articleTeaching and research faculty are creating a sense of community at a series of Faculty Affairs-planned events that facilitate "intellectual socializing."