Virginia Tech Center for Humanities

🗓️🤩 Save the date! #VTGivingDay is less than one month away! Join us Feb. 18-19 for Giving Day, a 24-hour giving event that brings together Hokies from all around the world to support the things they love about Virginia Tech. 🔗: givingday.vt.edu

Great to see the VT Institute for Leadership in Technology featured in this article: forbes.com/sites/benjamin…

A timely reminder of the value of the arts and humanities: timeshighereducation.com/campus/making-…

The deadline for applications for our Faculty Fellow Program and Graduate Student Fellows Program is Friday, December 12th. Learn more at the link below, and please share with those who may be interested! liberalarts.vt.edu/research-cente…

"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees. ls.berkeley.edu/news/humanitie…

The next session of Write On!, a monthly writing retreat sponsored by the Center for Humanities, will be held, on Wed., Nov. 5th from 9:30-11:30 am in the Duck Pond meeting room at the Inn at Virginia Tech. Refreshments will be provided. Register here: liberalarts.vt.edu/research-cente…

The Center for Humanities invites Virginia Tech faculty members working in the humanities to submit a proposal for a VT Center for Humanities Spring 2026 book manuscript workshop. Apply by Mon, Nov 3. liberalarts.vt.edu/research-cente…

Join us today either in person or via livestream for the Humanities Week event, "Exploring the Power of Place along U.S. Bicycle Route 76 in Virginia." 🗓️Thursday, October 30 ⏰12:30 p.m. 📍Newman Library 124 (and livestreamed here: youtube.com/live/FguvLcpK_…)

Beth Macy, author of the bestselling book “Dopesick,” will discuss her newest work during the Virginia Tech Humanities Week keynote address on Oct. 28. The event is free and open to the public. 🔗 Full schedule, registration, + details: brnw.ch/21wWTXT

Just in time for Halloween, don't miss a free showing of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil at the Lyric! youtube.com/clip/UgkxlA3KC… via @YouTube

Join us for @virginia_tech Humanities Week, Oct 27–31, as we explore “The Power of Place." This week is all about how location shapes identity, culture, history, and how we connect to place. news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

The value of studying liberal arts at a technical university @virginia_tech collegiatetimes.com/opinion/the-va…

Author Beth Macy recently joined "Fresh Air" to talk about her new memoir, Paper Girl. See her deliver the Humanities Week keynote address at @virginia_tech on Tuesday, October 28, 7pm. Learn more and register for this free event: liberalarts.vt.edu/humanities-wee… npr.org/2025/10/07/nx-…

How often does the public engage with the Arts and Humanities? (Part 1) amacad.org/news/how-often….

Why science and the Humanities need each other @uniworldnews @UPRMHumanidades @uprm @UPR_Oficial spr.ly/60184h9mQ #Humanities #STEM #ResearchImpact

📢 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. 🗓️ Express interest by Aug 15: lit.vt.edu Please share with anyone who should know!

📅 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. facebook.com/share/v/1Ai54V…

"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." orartswatch.org/opinion-why-st…

ACLS to Present New Findings on Value of Liberal Arts Education acls.org/news/acls-to-p…

Virginia Humanities has announced $113,193 in grants to 24 nonprofit organizations. cardinalnews.org/2025/06/26/vir…