Content on Speaker:

Sudanese Lost Boy speaks out

November 10, 2010

Audience members could hear a pin drop in the crowded Graduate Life Center Auditorium Tuesday night as Valentino Achak Deng took the stage.

Sept. 11 survivor recalls experiencing horror, relief

March 2, 2010

As part of the marketing department for a telecommunications company in New York City, Sujo John had etched out a part of the American Dream for himself in the beginning of the decade.

Column: Commencement speaker advocates war crimes

August 23, 2009

Gen. Lance Smith gave this May's commencement speech to Virginia Tech graduates as a man proud of his country, "a unique force for good in the world," having "done more to free people from tyranny and poverty than any other nation on earth."

UVa commencement planning sparks conflict

April 30, 2009

This spring, students at the University of Virginia changed the process through which the university chooses each year's commencement speaker.

Farmer speaks on health

April 28, 2009

On Monday night, doctor, professor, philanthropist and humanitarian Paul Farmer came to Virginia Tech to promote the work of his public health organization, Partners in Health. His presentation covered some of the projects PIH is currently involved in and