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SURF Kicks Off Summer Undergraduate Research

For nine weeks this summer, 27 students will conduct original research under the guidance of faculty mentors.

SURF students and their faculty mentors lined up in a group photo in front of Estes Dining Hall

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Randolph-Macon Honors Retiring Faculty and Staff

As the 2025-2026 academic year comes to an end, Randolph-Macon College will say farewell to faculty and staff who collectively served for 306 years.

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RMC Celebrates 2026 Class of 10 Under 10 Awardees

The 10 honorees, who all graduated in the last 10 years, have established themselves as pillars in their communities and leaders in their professions.

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Five Things to Know About Virginia’s Gubernatorial Inauguration

Rich Meagher, Professor and Chair of Randolph-Macon’s Department of Political Science, gave us five things to know about a weekend of ceremonies filled with history and tradition.

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Timely Federal Budget Course Equips Students to be Better Citizens

With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history as a backdrop, Dr. Elliott Fullmer's course explores how the federal government raises and spends money.

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Dr. Lauren Bell and the four Ashland Town Council candidates standing in front of a wall and a U.S. flag inside Ashland Town Hall.

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Ashland Town Council Candidate Forum Features RMC Connections

The Forum, moderated by Political Science professor Dr. Lauren Bell, featured two candidates with ties to RMC.

Dr. Lauren Bell and the four Ashland Town Council candidates standing in front of a wall and a U.S. flag inside Ashland Town Hall.

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Political Science Major Wins Best Undergraduate Paper Award for Research on Automatic Voter Registration

Jane Elkins ’26 has earned recognition for her research on voter participation, receiving the Pi Sigma Alpha Best Undergraduate Paper Award.

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RMC Welcomes 12 New Full-Time Faculty Members

Randolph-Macon College recruited and hired 12 talented tenure-track teacher-scholars to join the faculty at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.

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Natalie Knoke ’25 and Yaniv Regev ’25 Awarded Murray Medal as Co-Valedictorians

Each graduate earned a 4.24 cumulative grade point average, the highest among the Class of 2025.

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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