May 17th, 2010
Virginia Tech professor and poet Nikki Giovanni announced that she will confer copyright to all her works to Virginia Tech upon her death, making the university the trustee of her estate. Giovanni has written 30 books already. The copyrights will be managed by the English Department. Money from the bequest will be earmarked for a special fund called “The Answer is Yes,” which will be used to fund programs for English students.
Smartish Pace