BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jessica Folkart discovered her ability to lead as an undergraduate student, when classmates gravitated toward her to learn the class material. Coming from a long line of teachers, she originally resisted teaching as a profession. But through leading study groups, she found her passion. Folkart, a professor of Spanish, was named the new chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures this summe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Why hasn't Yevgeny Vindman spoken up about protecting Virginia's elections and only allowing citizens to participate in the election? Vindman is a soft-on-immigration candidate. In fact, he even removed immigration from his list of policy priorities. "Unless he clarifies otherwise, Vindman is on the side of his Democrat party leaders and supports keeping illegal immigrants on voter rolls. Virgini  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Miller, a 2019 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus who earned his degree in civil engineering from the College of Engineering in 2023, was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday's Homecoming football game against Georgia Tech. The Hokie Hero program honors corps alumni who are deployed. Recipients are highlighted by Bill Roth and Mike Burnop during their radio broadcast of Hokie foo  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: "At this career stage, making one really great connection could make all the difference," said Julia Shapiro, a third year graduate student studying coding theory. Shapiro was one of six Virginia Tech students to make connections between both people and academic disciplines at the VT-Swiss Coding Theory and Cryptography Summer School in July. Organized and sponsored in part by the Virginia Tech Department of Mathematic  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * State funding is being assessed for VMSDEP, a growing initiative that helps survivors and dependents achieve higher education goals. * * * By Leila Ugincius Virginia Commonwealth University supports the state program that connects military families to higher education and ongoing efforts by state lawmakers to enact funding changes to allow it to continue. Virginia has a substantial active-duty   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * The Nov. 1 event will encourage collaboration to address local needs. * * * By Brian McNeill Community members and nonprofit organizations will connect with Virginia Commonwealth University faculty, staff, students and alumni on Nov. 1 for Connect 2024: Community Engagement Conference, an annual gathering for learning, networking and skill development. The conference enables at  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Events and activities from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 cover everything from community service and global education to research and internships. * * * By VCU News staff The second annual Transformative Learning Week at Virginia Commonwealth University will feature a schedule of events and activities that puts a spotlight on the value of experiential learning and the powerful experiences available through   more