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Former Political Prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza Offers Vision of Hope for Russian Democracy

Kara-Murza delivered "Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: The Fight for Democracy" as part of the Paul and Lois Watkins Lecture Series.

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Paul Sekyere-Nyantakyi receives an honorary degree diploma during a Randolph-Macon graduation ceremony.

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Tireless Dreams

Paul Sekyere-Nyantakyi ’93 went from driving a cab just to survive, to leading a laboratory that’s raising healthcare standards across his native Ghana.

Paul Sekyere-Nyantakyi receives an honorary degree diploma during a Randolph-Macon graduation ceremony.
Popular Culture class with Heather Heckel

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J-Term in the Classroom: Students Immersed in Unique Coursework

The four-week period of coursework here on campus opened new doors with an intensive focus on unique topics that are often taught only in January term.

Popular Culture class with Heather Heckel
A graduate in cap and gown shakes hands with President Lindgren while receiving a diploma during the Commencement ceremony.

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Valedictorian Matt Gunn ’24 Awarded Murray Medal

RMC's highest academic honor, the Murray Medal is awarded to the member of the graduating class who holds the highest cumulative grade point average.

A graduate in cap and gown shakes hands with President Lindgren while receiving a diploma during the Commencement ceremony.
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Exonerated Death Row Inmate Anthony Ray Hinton Urges Forgiveness and a Call to Action

Hinton, author of the memoir "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row," shared the story of his wrongful conviction.

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Anthony Ray Hinton

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Anthony Ray Hinton, Author and Exonerated Death Row Prisoner, to Speak in Watkins Lecture March 7

Hinton authored the memoir "The Sun Does Shine, How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row."

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Trivette Award Winners Dewvaul "DQ" Tracy IV '23 and Elisabeth Waldron '23 with President Lindgren and Proctor Trivette

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Students Honored at ODK Leadership Awards Ceremony

Randolph-Macon’s Alpha Lambda Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), a national leadership honor society, recognized superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character…

Trivette Award Winners Dewvaul "DQ" Tracy IV '23 and Elisabeth Waldron '23 with President Lindgren and Proctor Trivette
Students participate in a Barre class during J-Term

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From Pickleball to Psychobiology, J-Term Gets Students Up Close to Unique Coursework

January Term, known affectionately to Yellow Jackets as “J-Term,” is a unique part of the Randolph-Macon academic experience. The four-week,…

Students participate in a Barre class during J-Term

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Civil Rights Icon’s Theology the Topic of J-Term Class

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision for a more peaceful, equitable world is as stirring today as it was during the…

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RMC’s Honors Program Rallies Around Resilience

“Resilience” is the FOCUS theme of Randolph-Macon College’s Honors Program for the 2021-2022 academic year. Multidisciplinary exploration of a single theme…