Virginia Tech Center for Humanities

📣 Applications are open for the VT LIT Class of 2026! The Institute for Leadership in Technology fellowship program is a one-year executive degree in the humanities.

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Scholarly Programs | National Humanities Center The National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.

The National Humanities Center will offer up to 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the #humanities for the 2026–27 academic year. Help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025.

📅 On this day in history: July 8, 1776

Just four days after its adoption, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time in public, from the steps of what is now Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

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Opinion: Why storytelling and the National Endowment for the Humanities matter, in Oregon and across the nation • Oregon ArtsWatch Stories shape us, and the endowment – facing elimination by the Trump administration – helps us tell our culturally important tales. You can help keep the federal and Oregon endowments and other cruci...

"Stories inspire, help us make sense of strange times or sometimes just the stranger down the street, and build in us the power to imagine futures more varied than we might have otherwise dreamed."
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ACLS to Present New Findings on Value of Liberal Arts Education
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Virginia Humanities announces grants; more … Public invited to comment on Virginia wildlife plan. Claude Moore seeks applicants for health care scholarships.

Virginia Humanities has announced $113,193 in grants to 24 nonprofit organizations.

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Apply now for VT Faculty In-Person Writing Retreat sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Deadline Friday, June 27th, 2025.
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VT students work with Pulaski’s Calfee Center to celebrate people who stood up against injustice The country celebrates Juneteenth this week—a holiday that marks the end of slavery after the Civil War. The Calfee Community and Cultural Center in Pulaski is hosting a celebration Friday evening, pa...

As a part of Virginia Tech's Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia (MAAV) initiative, VT students and scholars are partnering with the Calfee Community & Cultural Center to bring overlooked histories to light. @mellon.org @virginiatech.bsky.social
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Research at risk: Records of enslaved people seeking freedom | Cornell Chronicle A research project collecting records of freedom-seeking enslaved people in the pre-Civil War U.S. came to a halt when researchers received a stop-work order from the National Endowment for the Humani...

Humanities at work, telling forgotten stories news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Virginia Humanities details how $1.7 million in federal funding cuts will impact the 50-year-old nonprofit An 'immediate loss this large is impossible to manage without making difficult and painful decisions,' said Matthew Gibson, executive director of Virginia Humanities.

Virginia Humanities details how $1.7 million in federal funding cuts will impact the 50-year-old nonprofit
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As artificial intelligence (AI) reorganizes the industrial landscape, major universities are strengt.. - MK As artificial intelligence (AI) reorganizes the industrial landscape, major universities are strengthening their humanities. Universities are increasing their investment in humanities infrastructure, ...

"In order to use AI meaningfully, the foundation of the humanities spirit such as philosophy and ethics is essential."
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How student-designed video games made me rethink how I teach history A history professor describes how student-designed video games have transformed his classroom and provided a substitute for academic essays.

What if history class felt more like playing a game? One professor discovered that student-designed video games could unlock deeper thinking about the past and transform how history is taught.
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University launches new degree to develop storytellers for a digital age An innovative new degree is set to launch this September with a mission to level up a new generation of video game and digital-savvy storytellers. The MA Interactive Storytelling Design: Video Games a...

Blending technology and the humanities, the University of Exeter’s new degree in Interactive Storytelling Design prepares students to craft immersive narratives for the digital age.
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What happens when you bring the humanities into the trades? A panel discussion at the recent 94th Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences explored this question and highlighted how the humanities are transforming skilled professions.
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Center for Humanities Newsletter, May 15, 2025
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Female Authors Showcase Works at the Center for Humanities “Books at the Brewery” At the charming Eastern Divide Brewery, the Center for Humanities at Virginia Tech recently hosted a “Books at the Brewery” event, celebrating published books from within the last year in VT humanitie...

Thanks to @hercampus.bsky.social for featuring our Books at the Brewery event! Check out the article to learn more about the authors, their inspiration, and how humanities thrive beyond the classroom:
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For our final Humanities Colloquium series talk,Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Rachel Stauffer will present, "A Few Good (White) Men: American Russian Studies, 1945-1965."

📅: Monday, April 21st
⏰: 12:15-1:15pm
📍: CLAHS Room 005

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The Center for Humanities has awarded five Virginia Tech faculty with summer research stipends. Congratulations to the recipients! liberalarts.vt.edu/research-cen...
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Commentary: What happens when we stop investing in the soul of our nation? The soul of a nation is its history, its literature, and its shared culture. The National Endowment for the Humanities has played an outsized role in fortifying these crucial areas

Center for Humanities director Dr. Paul Quigley shares take on the threats currently faced by the National Endowment for the Humanities in this Roanoke Times op-ed piece. Please note this article is behind a paywall.
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Join us at Eastern Divide on Sunday, April 13th for Books at the Brewery, the Center for Humanities' celebration of recently published humanities-related books by VT faculty. Blacksburg Books will be on-site, offering a selection of books by the featured authors. This event is free and open to all!

Justin Horn, VT collegiate associate professor of philosophy, presents his talk, "Ethics Bowl: A 'Gamified Approach to Ethics Education."

Date: Monday, April 7
Time: 12:15-1:15pm
Location: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences building, Room 005

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TODAY!! Dr. Elizabeth Hernández-Alonso present, “Gender, Breastfeeding & Social Challenges: The Government’s Role in Indigenous and Rural Lactation in Central Mexico."

Date: Tuesday, April 2
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Newman Library 101S

The Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech presents a talk by Lee Vinsel (@leev.bsky.social) entitled "A Good History of $@#% Jobs."

📆 Fri., March 28
⏰ 1:30pm
📍Athenaeum Classroom, Newman Library or via Zoom

Details and Zoom link:
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American Legal Scholar Bruce Ackerman Speaks on Rebuilding Democracy | Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics American Legal Scholar Bruce Ackerman will deliver the 2025 PPE Distinguished Public Lecture. Bruce Ackerman has served as the Sterling Professor of Law and Political...

The Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics presents the 2025 PPE Distinguished Public Lecture with American Legal Scholar Bruce Ackerman.

When: Wednesday, March 26th at 5:00pm
Where: Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre (Moss Arts Center)

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On Monday, March 24th, Center for Humanities Faculty Associate Andrew Wadoski presents his talk, "Shylock's Paul," as part of the Humanities Colloquium Series.

Navigating uncertainty with interdisciplinary teaching The siloed approach to education – where students in technical, business, humanities and arts disciplines learn separately – is no longer adequate, writes Lisa McNair

"The siloed approach to education – where students in technical, business, humanities and arts disciplines learn separately – is no longer adequate, writes Lisa McNair," Deputy Executive Director at the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/navig...

A flyer titled "The Rise of Women in the Military and Honoring the Fallen" features bold text and a structured layout. It announces two events celebrating 80 years of female military service and excellence. The first event, "Rise of Women in the Military" as part of the Cutchin’s Leadership Lecture Series, takes place on March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM at Burruss Hall. The second event, "80 Years of Military Service and Change Symposium," occurs on March 7, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Athenaeum, Newman Library. Both events are free and open to the public. The flyer includes the names of sponsoring organizations: Virginia Humanities, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, The Department of English, and The Center for Humanities. A URL for more information is provided: HTTPS://UNITINGUS.ORG/WOMENS-RISE-IN-MILITARY.

The Rise of Women in the Military-
Cutchin's Leadership Lecture Series
📅 Thur, March 6
⏰ 3:30 – 4:45pm
📍 Burruss Hall

80 Years of Military Service and Change Symposium
📅 Fri, March 7
⏰ 10am – 2pm
📍 Athenaeum, Newman Library

Both events are FREE and open to the public!

Humanities program sparks creativity, curiosity for middle schoolers Thirty middle schoolers from across the New River and Roanoke valleys are enrolled in a Saturday humanities program at Virginia Tech studying linguistics, literature, creative fantasy writing, philoso...

What a fantastic opportunity for middle schoolers! Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences has launched a free pilot program to introduce middle school students to the humanities through immersive learning experiences.
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Need a job? Try majoring in the humanities, more colleges say. With survival of the humanities on the line, colleges are pivoting to make offerings like languages and philosophy more relevant to job seekers. Are students – and their parents – buying in?

#Highered –
#humanities for #futureofwork
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Note Rishi Jaitly
at #VirginiaTech
@vthumanities.bsky.social.

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