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Student and Professor Rich Meagher pose outside of the VA General Assembly Building during a J-Term visit for the course Virginia Politics in Action.

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Legislative Visits in J-Term Course Aim to Demystify Virginia Politics

The early morning air is charged with anticipation on a rainy Thursday as the RMC van, driven by political science…

Student and Professor Rich Meagher pose outside of the VA General Assembly Building during a J-Term visit for the course Virginia Politics in Action.
Chelsea Saul '24 teaches a class at The Faison Center

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Making an Impact: Chelsea Shaul ‘24 Completes J-Term Internship at The Faison Center

Chelsea Shaul worked with the organization that provides a lifelong span of services to individuals with autism and related challenges.

Chelsea Saul '24 teaches a class at The Faison Center
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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Taking the Editor’s View

Creative writing class partners with literary magazine to judge fiction contest Students in a typical creative writing class end the…

Hand writing in book

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Student Returns to Her Roots During J-Term Internship

The first day of an internship is usually uneventful—orientations, introductions, and icebreakers. But the first day of Sarah Walton’s ’23…

Academics Philosophy

Maintaining Trust in Unprecedented Times

J-term course probes the ties that bind us Students in Professor of Philosophy Benjamin Huff’s Trust and Social Cohesion course are…

Political Science

The Path to Advocacy

J-Term course gives students an up-close look at Virginia politics in action Barring traffic, the Virginia General Assembly building is…

Nikia Lee '22 in a blue dress posing for a photo.

Arts Management Internships Student Spotlight

A Pitch-Perfect Oppor-TUNE-ity

From her internship, Lee hopes to learn “how to make an interactive and well-managed website, while also learning more about the behind the scenes of music and how it works at an academy.”

Nikia Lee '22 in a blue dress posing for a photo.

Spanish

Conversations Through Time

J-term students learn Spanish language and history through three of the country’s most famous artists by Travis McDaniel ’23 There…

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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…