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President Sands sits near Northeastern University President Aoun on a stage, engaged in conversation.

4/4/2025

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands hosts a live conversation with representatives of the five university senates. 

11/21/2024

University Presidents Tim Sands and Joseph E. Aoun discuss AI and the future of higher education.

4/27/2023

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and University Distinguished Professor France Bélanger co-host a discussion about information privacy. 

10/25/2022

University presidents Tim Sands and Kirk Schulz discuss the land-grant mission, research collaborations, and post-pandemic leadership.

8/21/2021

Conversation with Linsey Marr, civil and environmental engineering professor and nationally recognized expert in the airborne transmission of viruses, about frequently asked COVID questions.

5/5/2021

Conversation and President's Town Hall with Menah Pratt-Clarke, Guru Ghosh, Jessica Nguyen, Silas Cassinelli and Nina Ha.

3/18/2021

President's Town Hall with Rachel Holloway, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs, and Frank Shushok, vice president for student affairs.

9/3/2020

President's Town Hall with Blacksburg Mayor Leslie Hager-Smith and New River Valley Health District Director Noelle Bissell.

5/13/2020

Conversation with Menah Pratt-Clarke, vice president for diversity, inclusion, and strategic affairs.

8/8/2020

Conversation with President Tim Sands, Menah Pratt-Clarke, vice president for diversity, inclusion, and strategic affairs, and Michele Deramo, assistant provost for diversity education.

9/19/2016 

University presidents Tim Sands and Kent Fuchs discuss challenges in higher education. 


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