Popular views of migrants and refugees - and policies and law - are often shaped more by ignorance than by reality. By researching historical and contemporary aspects of displacement, including ...

We incorporate our students in our outreach and research; we include partners in our classes and in our research; our research informs our teaching and outreach. This approach enriches all of our work ...

The Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment awarded up to $30,000 to five interdisciplinary research teams to address critical, individual, and societal concerns affecting people and places.

Look at the world from a global perspective. Gain a strong foundation in the liberal arts while learning to gather evidence, think critically, evaluate sources, and communicate your findings. Our ...

Dr. Edward Polanco is a Kuskatanchanej scholar of Mesoamerica. Although he was born in Los Angeles, CA, his ancestors are from Kuskatan (now western and central El Salvador) and his parents fled their ...

Introduction to theories and methods used to study adult development and aging. Provides students with a thorough grounding in the scholarly literature in regard to the demographic, biological, ...

Mark Barrow, a professor in the Department of History since 2010 and a member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1992, served as chair of the department from 2010 to 2019. Barrow is the author of two ...

WUSA (CBS) DC, 10/10/25Search results will appear in the All tab for web search results with asides for matching people and news results. If the theme people search option or the people tab is clicked ...

Cayce Myers is a professor of public relations and director of graduate studies at the School of Communication. His work focuses on laws, regulations and ethics that affect public relations practice.

Carve your path through the intersection of ideas and impact. The graduate program in science and technology studies at Virginia Tech prepares students to be productive and publicly engaged scholars, ...

Dedicated to partnering with migrants and refugees, the Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies brings together faculty, students, and community members to strive for a better world. We ...

You'll take courses in media history, law, and ethics that will give you a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the ever changing field of news media. For class assignments, you ...