Dr. Kao was invited to speak at George Washington University about her reflections as a former Virginia Tech member when a shooter killed 32 fellow students and faculty before taking his own life. Her reflections on jeremiads, manifestos, and civil religion were...
Dr. Kao was faculty at Virginia Tech when a shooting tragedy occurred on April 16, 2007 claiming 33 lives. She was invited to deliver a presentation at Claremont School of Theology and spoke about the role religion played in the search for meaning. Her reflections...
Professor Kao was invited by the Organization of Women Faculty to deliver a presentation about how she has managed various work-life policies at the institutions at which she has worked or studied. She also gave her candid assessment of various policies at Virginia...
Dr. Kao spoke during the Through Feminist Eyes series about the overlapping and conflicting aims and goals of college sororities and the mainstream feminist movement. In so doing, she also shared about her own experiences as a member of a sorority (Delta Delta Delta)...
The Young Democrats at Virginia Tech invited Prof. Kao to speak about her reflections on Campaign 2004. She engaged the audience in a discussion of how the Catholic Church managed John Kerry’s position on abortion, including both the real and threatened...
Grace Kao was invited to give a lectue to Shenandoah Univesity in Winchester, Virginia as part of the Citizen Scholars and Ethics Series. She presented her work on the role the Pledge of Allegiance played in American society and why Christians in her judgment had...
