Provost McNamee periodically updates the university community on issues of interest.

During the 2006-07 academic year, a formal Task Force on Race and the Institution was appointed to explore the issues of race and the university. 

Virginia Tech periodically investigates factors that influence faculty members' decisions to stay or leave.

Virginia Tech periodically surveys members of the university community about climate issues.

In response to Supreme Court decisions in 2003, Virginia Tech undertook a review of race conscious programs. Documents related to that review are archived here.