Dr. Jalalzai’s research analyzes the role of gender in the political arena worldwide. She examines women presidents and prime ministers around the globe, analyzing their paths, powers, and impacts. Dr ...

Dear Students, Alumni, and Friends, Welcome to the second edition of ECHO, the digital magazine of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. This issue continues the conversations that define ...

Nikki Giovanni is an Emerita Professor in the Department of English. Renowned especially for her poetry, Giovanni has long used her literary gifts to raise awareness of social issues, particularly ...

The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies doctoral program is available at multiple Virginia Tech campuses across Virginia. Designed for working professionals, the program is conducted on a part- ...

Anna Zeide is a professor of history at Virginia Tech. She is also the founding director of the Food Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences. She studies food as a way of ...

Virginia Tech’s Center for Humanities was established in 2017. Under the leadership of founding director Sylvester Johnson (2017—24), the center developed innovative ways to advance human-centered ...

Dominique Polanco’s research focuses on the history of production and collection of Indigenous amoxtli (books) from colonial Mexico. Specifically, she specializes in painted documents by Nahua ...

Rachel M. Scott’s research focuses on religion and politics, particularly Islamic political thought, modern Islamic law, constitutions, the role of religious scholars in Islam, personal status law, ...

Shaily Patel is an assistant professor of early Christianity in the Department of History at Virginia Tech. She earned her Ph.D. from The University of North Carolina in 2017 and holds master’s ...