By: David J. Smith, April 21, 2017 I have long believed it is important to support students in their pursuit of scholarship and research. The last two days I have spent with students from Virginia Tech, Appalachian State University, Kean University, and the University of Alabama-Birmingham learning about their research interests. I was honored toContinue reading “Cultivating Peace: A Student Research Symposium, Virginia Tech, 4/20-21”
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Visit to the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech, 4/21
By: David J. Smith, April 21, 2017 Ten years ago on April 16, 2007 the deadliest shooting on a U.S. college campus in history took place at Virginia Tech. That morning 32 members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – were killed. The gunman committed suicide. In the ensuing years, the universityContinue reading “Visit to the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech, 4/21”
Norris Hall at Virginia Tech New Home to Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, WDBJ, 4/16 (video)
By: David J. Smith, April 17, 2017 The Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech is located in Norris Hall on the campus. It was in Norris Hall in April 2007 that 30 of the 32 individuals who died that day lost their lives. This news report (click below) from WDBJ from April 16Continue reading “Norris Hall at Virginia Tech New Home to Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, WDBJ, 4/16 (video)”
