Humanities Week 2026
Advertisement
Visit the Humanities Week Webpage: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/humanities-week.html
Virginia Tech’s annual Humanities Week returns Oct. 19-23 with Legacies of 1776, a week of lectures, discussions, and programs exploring the evolving meanings of sovereignty, freedom, equality, and independence 250 years after the founding of the United States.
The week’s featured keynote, “The Responsibilities of Being American,” will be presented by acclaimed journalist, author, and longtime NPR host Scott Simon. Simon will explore the meaning and responsibilities of American citizenship, followed by a Q&A.
Humanities Week: Oct. 19-23
Keynote: Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre
Humanities Week is sponsored by the Center for Humanities and the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Virginia Tech’s annual Humanities Week returns Oct. 19-23 with Legacies of 1776, a week of lectures, discussions, and programs exploring the evolving meanings of sovereignty, freedom, equality, and independence 250 years after the founding of the United States.
The week’s featured keynote, “The Responsibilities of Being American,” will be presented by acclaimed journalist, author, and longtime NPR host Scott Simon. Simon will explore the meaning and responsibilities of American citizenship, followed by a Q&A.
Humanities Week: Oct. 19-23
Keynote: Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre
Humanities Week is sponsored by the Center for Humanities and the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
200 Stanger Street, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24061
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherVirginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
