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Cybersecurity for Academics and Students
Join the Tech for Humanity Lab for a virtual workshop on how to protect your digital life, safeguard your research, and build responsible digital habits. When: November 17th, 2025 From: 10:30am – 12:00pm Where: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/88187329475 Event Overview This event seeks to empower students, faculty, and researchers with the knowledge and tools they need to…
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Generative AI Will Fail to Attract Us Because It Ignores What Makes Us Human
By Selim Tlili Selim Tlili has taught high school biology, chemistry and math since 2004. He began in the NYC public school system and moved to independent education in 2015. He is working on his first book in science education and is finishing his first movie. Read his work at selim.digital. I had an incredibly interesting lunchtime conversation…
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SCUSA Experience – Cadet Garland
This past November, I was privileged to represent Virginia Tech at West Point’s Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA). The conference started in 1949 and has consistently invited students from across the United States and the globe to have meaningful, guided discussions on how to address chosen topics in American foreign policy. This…
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ChatGPT Use in the Classroom
Is ChatGPT the greatest thing since sliced bread for education and research or an instrument for cheating? Is it a tool for learning or a way towards ignorance and illiteracy? Is it an indication of progress in contemporary society with endless opportunities for automation or one of the early signs of devaluation for student-acquired knowledge…