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General ItemUniversity policy updates: March to May 2025
University policies revised from March to May 2025 are included in this update.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
Article ItemHouse votes to pass Trump-endorsed tax bill, political expert discusses , article
A bill advancing tax cuts and border security measures, endorsed by President Donald Trump, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote after an all-night session. Political scientist Karen Hult can discuss the significance of the bill’s progress and possible consequences of the bill’s content.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
Article ItemThomas Feely strengthens Hokie experience through service , article
Feely champions the idea of serving others, using his experiences at Virginia Tech to help better the lives of other students.
Date: Apr 30, 2025 - -
Article ItemCommunity conversation identifies common ground, key challenges as university navigates new landscape , article
President Tim Sands stressed that the entire Virginia Tech community — students, faculty, staff, board members, and alumni — want Virginia Tech’s mission and momentum to continue, and are all committed to diversity and an inclusive environment.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 - -
Article ItemA message from President Tim Sands , article Date: Mar 31, 2025 -
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Article ItemShared governance in action: The staff perspective , article
At Virginia Tech, the shared governance system among faculty, staff, administrative and professional faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students allows community members to be heard and represented.
Date: Mar 26, 2025 - -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Board of Visitors sets tuition and fees for 2025-26 academic year , article
Tuition and mandatory fees for Virginia undergraduate students will increase $576, to $16,526 annually, and out-of-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees will increase $1,200, totaling $38,977 annually.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 - -
Article ItemBoard approves New Business Building, sets tuition at quarterly meeting , article
In other action the board addressed resolutions on campus housing and federal executive orders.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 - -
General ItemUniversity Policy Updates: November 2024 to February 2025
University policies revised from November 2024 to February 2025 are included in this update.
Date: Mar 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemBoard of Visitors to meet March 24-25 at The Inn at Virginia Tech , article
During the two-day meeting, board members will receive an update on the university’s growing presence in the greater Washington, D.C, metro area; review designs of a new business building planned in Blacksburg; and consider a resolution on 2025-26 tuition and fee rates.
Date: Mar 14, 2025 - -
Article ItemBoard of Visitors to consider 2025-26 tuition and fees March 25; virtual public comment opportunity set for March 5 , article
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet March 25 to consider tuition and mandatory fees for the 2025-26 academic year. In advance, a virtual public comment opportunity is set for March 5.
Date: Feb 21, 2025 - -
Article ItemThe precedents for Trump’s and Biden’s use of pardon power, expert discusses , article
The 24 hours between the end of former President Joe Biden’s administration and the start of President Donald Trump’s second term saw unusual uses of a president’s constitutional power to pardon. Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult discussed historical precedents for these pardons and what effects they could have on the partisan and governing landscape.
Date: Jan 21, 2025 - -
Article ItemEveryday Ut Prosim: How police officer John Tarter serves at the Christmas Store , article
The Montgomery County Christmas Store shared some seasonal magic with low-income residents this week — but it takes Tarter and a handful of other core volunteers the better part of year to make the holidays so merry and bright.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 - -
Article ItemShared governance in action: The faculty perspective , article
Virginia Tech's governance system allows community members to be heard and represented.
Date: Dec 03, 2024 - -
General ItemUniversity Policy Updates: August 2024 to October 2024
The following university policies were updated between August 2024 to October 2024. Both substantive and technical updates are included below. Note: The most recent updates to a posted policy can be found at the end of that policy under “Approvals and Revisions.” Please read to learn more.
Date: Nov 21, 2024 - -
Article ItemResearch growth highlighted at Board of Visitors meeting , article
The board also approved a $2 million planning authorization to complete the design of a 12,500-gross-square-foot building at Lane to house the student-run Virginia Tech Rescue Squad.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 - -
Article ItemDiplomacy needed to deescalate war between Israel and Iran’s proxies, expert explains , article
The one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel arrived with no sign of a cease-fire agreement, and multiple signs that the fighting could expand to multiple fronts and go on for years — but if diplomacy can separate the coalition organized against Israel, opportunity exists to deescalate. Virginia Tech global affairs expert Ariel Ahram answered more questions about the expanding conflict and what a solution will require.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 - -
Article ItemDrone integration efforts lead to industry first , article
Virginia Tech researchers helped conduct the first ever demonstration and validation of a Remote Identification-based detect and avoid system for drone versus drone encounters.
Date: Sep 24, 2024 - -
Article ItemProgress toward university priorities highlights quarterly board meeting , article
Board of Visitors actions included approval of a $4.3 million planning authorization for design of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s renovation and expansion.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 - -
General ItemUniversity Policy Updates: March 2024 to July 2024
University policies were updated between March 2024 to July 2024. The most recent updates to a posted policy can be found at the end of that policy under “Approvals and Revisions.”
Date: Aug 19, 2024 -
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