The faculty of the HDFS is committed to understanding and improving the lives of people of all ages through our education, research, and outreach activities. We strive to accomplish the following in ...

Incoming students should not wait for an admission decision to apply for scholarships. Once you gain access to your Virginia Tech Applicant Portal, complete the Virginia Tech General Application to be ...

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 ...

Sherri Craig is an assistant professor of English in the Rhetoric and Writing Program. Her research is multifaceted and encompasses writing across the curriculum; institutional rhetorics; Black ...

Katie Carmichael is a professor in the Department of English, director of language sciences, and co-director of the Speech Lab at Virginia Tech. Her interests center on sociolinguistic variation and ...

Jennifer Hart is Professor and Department Chair in History. A historian of mobility, technology, infrastructure, and urban space in Ghana, West Africa, Hart is the author of Ghana on the Go: African ...

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 ...