Sylvester Johnson, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Sylvester Johnson -- a nationally recognized humanities scholar specializing in the study of technology, race, religion, and national security -- is assistant vice provost for the humanities at Virginia Tech, where he also directs the Center for Humanities. Photo by Ray Meese for Virginia Tech. Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Credit Virginia Tech License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.