The Virginia Tech shootings took place almost exactly two years ago, on April 16, 2007. Many people would probably prefer to forget that horrible day, but former Virginia Tech English Department chair and distinguished professor Lucinda Roy - who worked individually with Seung-Hui Cho after he wrote a particularly disturbing poem - has some thoughts which she shares in
a new book and also on the
Diane Rehm Show (see description below). I definitely think her perspective is worth listening to.
Lucinda Roy: "No Right to Remain Silent" (Harmony Books)
Two years ago on the campus of Virginia Tech, a disturbed student gunned down thirty-two of his classmates and teachers. An English professor who had reached out to the troubled young man talks about the tragedy.
Guests
Lucinda Roy, Alumni and Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. She is also author of the novel "Lady Moses" and several poetry books. She teaches courses on creative writing, the civil rights movement, and literature.
Dr. Edward Spencer, is Vice President for Student Affairs at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Carol Bernstein, is President-Elect of the American Psychiatric Association. She serves as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and is an Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the NYU School of Medicine.
