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Sidewalk running through Spotswood Village with blue buildings, grassy areas, and trees.

RMC Up Close Student Life

Randolph-Macon Dedicates New Student Residences as Spotswood Village

Spotswood Village features four buildings of apartment-style student residences, providing 64 additional beds.

Sidewalk running through Spotswood Village with blue buildings, grassy areas, and trees.
College students walk and talk on a sunny campus sidewalk with trees, grass, and other people in the background.

Academics RMC Up Close

Randolph-Macon Ranked Among Best Value and Top 100 Colleges by U.S. News & World Report

RMC earned a No. 68 ranking for Best Value among national liberal arts colleges while climbing into the top 100 for national liberal arts colleges overall at No. 96.

College students walk and talk on a sunny campus sidewalk with trees, grass, and other people in the background.
A group, including RMC Nursing students and SOAR365 participants, participates in outdoor arts and crafts activities at tables, including painting and working with beads and supplies.

Academics Career Preparation Nursing Student Life

Nursing Students Form Community Connections Through SOAR365 Clinical

RMC Nursing students collaborated with the SOAR365 Adult Day Support program as part of their Population Health Immersion course.

A group, including RMC Nursing students and SOAR365 participants, participates in outdoor arts and crafts activities at tables, including painting and working with beads and supplies.
People gather by large yellow "RMC" letters and a fountain in an outdoor brick-paved area on a sunny day.

RMC Up Close Student Life

Biggest Buzz Yet: 600+ New Jackets Push RMC Enrollment Past 1,800

As classes began for the 2025-2026 academic year on Monday, Sept. 1, Randolph-Macon College welcomed more than 600 new students to campus, the largest incoming class in RMC’s history.

People gather by large yellow "RMC" letters and a fountain in an outdoor brick-paved area on a sunny day.
Four people in a meeting room use devices; one stands with a VR headset before a screen showing a virtual environment.

Academics Computer Science Education Student Life

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Creates Virtual Reality Classroom Management Tool

A joint SURF project with faculty and students from the Departments of Education and Computer Science produced a VR experience to help new teachers better manage classroom dynamics.

Four people in a meeting room use devices; one stands with a VR headset before a screen showing a virtual environment.
Dr. Michael Hill, President of Randolph-Macon College

RMC Up Close

Introducing President Michael Hill

On August 1, 2025, Dr. Michael E. Hill began his tenure as the 16th President of Randolph-Macon College.

Dr. Michael Hill, President of Randolph-Macon College
A biology student writes on a clipboard while observing marigolds at a farm.

Academics Biology Student Life Student Spotlight

Friends of Flowers: Measuring Companion Plants’ Impact on Pollinators at an Urban Farm

Wyatt Richardson '26 has spent his SURF summer studying the impact of wild flowers and other plants on pollinator populations at Shalom Farms in Richmond.

A biology student writes on a clipboard while observing marigolds at a farm.
A headshot of Vladimir Kara-Murza.

RMC Up Close

Former Russian Political Prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza to Deliver Watkins Lecture Nov. 6

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian politician, author, historian, and former political prisoner, will present "Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: The Fight for Democracy."

A headshot of Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Two graduates with honor cords stand outdoors, one near greenery and the other by a sports field and building.

Academics Nursing Philosophy Political Science Student Life

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.

Two graduates with honor cords stand outdoors, one near greenery and the other by a sports field and building.
Person holding two baseball cards of Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson in a room with shelves of sports card boxes and collectibles.

Alumni Stories

Card Shark

Tim Banazek ‘94 is the owner of likely the largest collection of sports cards in the world. Now, he wants to share his joy with everybody.

Person holding two baseball cards of Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson in a room with shelves of sports card boxes and collectibles.