More Stories Tagged With Featured Story

Michael Hill delivers an address at his inauguration as RMC President

Academics RMC Up Close

Randolph-Macon College Inaugurates Michael E. Hill as President

In his inaugural address, Hill outlined a vision for a liberal arts institution on the rise.

Michael Hill delivers an address at his inauguration as RMC President
Four people sit at a high-top table having a discussion into microphones in front of a seated crowd

Academics Athletics Biology Career Preparation Classics Economics, Business, and Accounting Engineering Environmental Studies Faculty Internships Sociology and Anthropology Student Life

Close Student-Faculty Relationships, Interdisciplinary Study Celebrated as Part of Inauguration Week Ceremonies

The Academic Symposium and Community Showcase was part of a week of programming celebrating the inauguration of Dr. Michael E. Hill as RMC's 16th President.

Four people sit at a high-top table having a discussion into microphones in front of a seated crowd
An RMC professor stands at the front of a classroom giving instruction on Epinicean Ode

Academics Archaeology Classics Faculty Student Life

Ahead of the Game: Discussions About Art and Architecture in Ancient Sports

Students in Dr. Nadhira Hill '16's Classics course examine sports through the lens of ancient artifacts.

An RMC professor stands at the front of a classroom giving instruction on Epinicean Ode
Headshot of Tiffany Birdsong in front of the fountain

Academics Career Preparation RMC Up Close

Randolph-Macon College Appoints Tiffany Birdsong as Associate Provost and Dean for Student Success

Birdsong will lead the College's Center for Student Success and institution-wide efforts to enhance student retention and postgraduate outcomes.

Headshot of Tiffany Birdsong in front of the fountain
RMC Nursing students in scrubs laugh inside of a classroom

Alumni Stories Nursing

Empowering Experiences

Through instruments of planned giving, Butch Davies '69 and his wife are ensuring students like Nursing major Katherine Monaghan '26 have full RMC experiences.

RMC Nursing students in scrubs laugh inside of a classroom
Milly Mach and Katie Domurat pose together in front of paintings at the VMFA

Academics Art History Career Preparation Internships Student Life

Two Art History Interns Forge Pathways to Museum Careers

At the VMFA and the Valentine, respectively, Milly Mach '26 and Allison Seiberling '26 are laying the groundwork for curatorial careers.

Milly Mach and Katie Domurat pose together in front of paintings at the VMFA
With illuminated text cast on the walls and himself, Jim Sanborn uses a tool on a cylinder sculpture

Academics Alumni Stories Art History Studio Art

Kryptographer

Artist Jim Sanborn ’69 is the man behind one of the world’s most famous unsolved codes, a sculpture named “Kryptos” at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va.

With illuminated text cast on the walls and himself, Jim Sanborn uses a tool on a cylinder sculpture
Eight 10 Under 10 awardees pose together smiling in the atrium on the second floor of Brock Commons

Academics Alumni Stories Archaeology Biology Chemistry Classics Economics, Business, and Accounting French History Political Science

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.

Eight 10 Under 10 awardees pose together smiling in the atrium on the second floor of Brock Commons
Madison Alderson stands smiling in an exam room wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around her neck.

Academics Alumni Stories Career Preparation Physician Assistant

Primary Purpose

Madison Alderson '24PA is a member of RMC's first class of Physician Assistant Studies graduates. Now, she's filling a much-needed role in primary care.

Madison Alderson stands smiling in an exam room wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around her neck.
Math Professor Adrian Rice sits at a table with a cherry pie, a blackboard with math equations in the background, and an image of mathematician Ferdinand Lindemann to his left.

Academics Faculty Mathematics

What is pi used for? The world’s favorite irrational number

For Pi Day, Mathematics Professor Adrian Rice answered our questions about the history and uses for the number pi.

Math Professor Adrian Rice sits at a table with a cherry pie, a blackboard with math equations in the background, and an image of mathematician Ferdinand Lindemann to his left.