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A graduate of Randolph-Macon poses with her family while wearing a first-gen stoll

RMC Up Close Student Life

SCHEV Grant Will Help Fund Summer Bridge Program for First-Generation Students

The grant will support programming to ensure first-generation students begin their RMC journey academically prepared and confident in their belonging on campus.

A graduate of Randolph-Macon poses with her family while wearing a first-gen stoll
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
Students wearing traditional Japanese clothing, colored yellow and black, dance with fans on a stage in Washington, D.C., with more students playing flutes and drums in the background

Asian Studies Cultural Arts Student Life

Japanese Festival Music Team Selected to Perform at Another National Cherry Blossom Festival

RMC’s Japanese Festival Music Team, will perform at the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival, part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. on April 11.

Students wearing traditional Japanese clothing, colored yellow and black, dance with fans on a stage in Washington, D.C., with more students playing flutes and drums in the background
An RMC student in business dress stands in front of a research poster about the dating and authorship of Proba's Cento

Academics Archaeology Classics Faculty Student Life

Students Bring National Spotlight to RMC Classics at Major Meeting of Classical Association

Three students and one alumna presented original research, while two students were recognized with scholarships at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.

An RMC student in business dress stands in front of a research poster about the dating and authorship of Proba's Cento
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Academics Faculty RMC Up Close

Patrice DiQuinzio Named Interim Provost at Randolph-Macon

DiQuinzio, who will begin her work on April 13, brings a depth of experience in academic leadership to the interim role.

Headshot of Patrice DiQuinzio
A professor stands in front of a classroom, demonstrating a curve on an economics graph

Academics Economics, Business, and Accounting Faculty

Q&A: The Economics of Sports

For much of his career, Dr. Steven Lang has applied both macro- and microeconomic principles to a subject popular among generations of students: sports.

A professor stands in front of a classroom, demonstrating a curve on an economics graph
Eight 10 Under 10 awardees pose together smiling in the atrium on the second floor of Brock Commons

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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.

Eight 10 Under 10 awardees pose together smiling in the atrium on the second floor of Brock Commons
An RMC Men's Basketball plays defense inside Crenshaw Gymnasium during the NCAA Tournament

Athletics

#4 Men’s Hoops Furious Comeback Falls Short in Sweet 16

The Yellow Jackets have made the Sweet 16 in six of the last seven NCAA Division III Tournaments.

An RMC Men's Basketball plays defense inside Crenshaw Gymnasium during the NCAA Tournament
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.