Virginia Satellite Educational Network

The Virginia Satellite Educational Network (VSEN) has been delivering advanced placement and foreign language televised courses to students since 1984. In the program, master teachers conduct classes from electronic classrooms located in high schools across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Origination sites are located in the counties of Henrico, Wise, and Fairfax. Over 13,000 students have enrolled in VSEN courses since the program began.

Presentations: (Powerpoint Slides)

Week 1: Feb. 4

"Course Introduction and Welcome"
"The Origins of Segregation"

Week 3: Feb.18

"Harry F. Byrd and the Byrd Organization in Virginia Politics: An Interview with Ronald Heinemann"

Week 5: Mar. 4

"The Student Strike of 1951: Inequality in the Schools"

Week 7: Mar. 18

"Oliver Hill and Thurgood Marshall: NAACP Litigators"

Week 9: Apr. 8

"Massive Resistance in Virginia"

Week 11: Apr. 22

"Ongoing Resistance: Prince Edward County Case Study"