Excited to have welcomed more than 100 faculty and staff to our AI Teaching Summit in the College of Humanities and Sciences. We are very grateful for the collaboration with AI Ready RVA and the outstanding panel on expectations for college graduates with William Willis, Liz Baker and Caleb Snow.

Excited to be at the AEJMC conference in San Francisco this week. I am chairing the search committee for the next director of the Robertson School of Communication at VCU. Please contact me if you are attending the conference and want to learn more. wittkieffer.com/positions/20...

Excited to announce our new VCU CHS Minor in AI Studies in Humanities and Sciences! Click on the images in this thread to see a list of courses that will be offered during the Fall 2025 semester. You can also read a VCU News story about the minor: news.vcu.edu/article/2025...

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Excited to offer our special topics course “US DEMOCRACY UNITED/DIVIDED” again in Fall 2025 with my colleagues Dr. Amy L. Rector and Dr. Krista Scott at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. You can read a VCU News story about the course here:  lnkd.in/eTR3iq2C

It was an honor speaking to students at VCU today about my time in Congress, the future of our Commonwealth, and democracy. Thank you for being engaged in the future of our Commonwealth!

We had a special guest in our “U.S. Democracy United/Divided” class at the College of Humanities and Sciences today. Former U.S. Representative and candidate for Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger joined us to discuss her views on American democracy.

Congratulations to all of our 2025 faculty and staff award winners in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences! #embracetheand

Explore the Ethics of AI! Future-proof your skills with this course to heighten your understanding of AI and its implications in the workplace. Beginning March 24, the online course, developed by VCU’s Department of Philosophy, will offer a toolbox of AI guidance. Register today! ocpe.vcu.edu/ai

How Germany’s enduring East-West divide is pushing voters to the fringes

German election 2025: First projections show Friedrich Merz’s conservative alliance (CDU and CSU) has come out on top, followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Head to our blog for live updates: www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Honored to have VCU News feature our new “U.S. Democracy United/Divided” course and grateful to have the support from our more than 30 faculty experts in CHS who support this course with their lectures. It's very exciting every week to work with the almost 100 students in the course.

The Associated Press has sued Trump officials after being barred from some White House events.

We had a great turnout on Friday for our faculty mentoring session “Classroom Strategies to Promote Responsible Use of Generative AI” at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. It was great to see so many CHS faculty interested in this important discussion.