Several College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences faculty members received Curriculum Globalization Grants from Virginia Tech’s Global Education Office and Outreach and International Affairs.

Vanessa Diaz, an instructor in the Department of Human Development, and Anisa Zvonkovic, a professor and head of the Department of Human Development, will develop a new course titled “Immigrant Families: Child Development and Acculturation.”

Sharon Johnson, an associate professor of French in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and director of women’s and gender studies, received a grant to develop a new course, “Gender and Sexual Violence in a Global Context.”

Brett Shadle, a professor in the Department of History, received a grant for efforts to globalize the curriculum through a new course titled “A History of Refugees.”

Vinodh Venkatesh, an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, was honored for his efforts to globalize the curriculum through a new course, “Spanish for the Natural Sciences.”

Each award was for $5,000. The award winners were celebrated at a reception at the Hahn Horticultural Garden on March 30.