On Sunday, April 7, Lesley Shipley, an art history professor at Randolph, will give the lecture “Art on the Edge: Borders and Barriers in Contemporary Landscape Photography” at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College. The program, which begins at 2 p.m., is free and open to the public. Shipley will discuss the theme... READ MORE >>

Kathleen Conti ’11 was recently one of 150 doctoral students in the United States and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Conti is a Ph.D. student in architecture and historic preservation at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by Chapter CR of Austin, Texas. As a... READ MORE >>

Drag legend Miss Richfield 1981 will perform at Randolph on Thursday, April 11, in Smith Hall Theatre in support of Lynchburg Pride Week. The show begins at 8 p.m. and will be followed by a meet and greet for fans. Admission is free for the Randolph community and $15 for general public. Tickets are now... READ MORE >>

Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney will serve as Randolph College’s 2019 Commencement speaker on May 12. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. in The Dell. “We are proud to announce Mayor Stoney as our Commencement speaker,” said Bradley W. Bateman, president. “His commitment to inclusiveness, service, and protecting the rights of all people... READ MORE >>

Thanks to Randolph’s Community Fellows group and Park View Community Mission, a new campus food pantry is now open in Room 107 of Moore Hall. The pantry is intended to help any students, faculty, and staff in need. Food insecurity is a growing problem in the United States. One in eight Americans, or about 40... READ MORE >>

John Abell, the Carl Stern Chair of Economics at Randolph, will present his paper, “Redlining in Lynchburg, Virginia,” at the Virginia Social Science Association conference on April 13 at Longwood University. The Virginia Social Science Association is the oldest association of academics in Virginia, comprised of scholars from multiple social disciplines. In addition to his... READ MORE >>

On Tuesday, Randolph students from a variety of academic departments were officially inducted into international, national, and College honor societies. Randolph’s 2019 inductees were: Psi Chi (Psychology) Rabiea Ashraf Waijha Ashraf Maida Choudery Alex Conway Tori Green Kyosuke Takano Agnes Reyes Merced   Phi Alpha Theta (History) Rebecca E. Lesnak Alexandra Murgas   Omicron Delta... READ MORE >>

Five students in Randolph College’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program were named Teachers of Promise by the Teachers of Promise Foundation during the 2019 Teachers of Promise Institute held in Midlothian, Virginia, on March 29-30. The honorees were Brian Anderson, Meagan Swithers, Skylar Pippin, Meghan Moran, and Erika Edwards. Each student is a candidate for May 2019... READ MORE >>

Randolph College will host the second event in the 2019 Driver Lecture Series on Monday, April 8. “An Evening with Filmmaker Amy Jenkins” will begin at 7 p.m. in Nichols Theatre, inside the Student Center. The program is free and open to the public. Jenkins will lead a discussion and screening of her award-winning documentary,... READ MORE >>

For April Fools Day, the College spun a tale about the historic Conway Bell being stolen from the Main Hall bell tower. Here is how the story unfolded on the Randolph College Facebook and Twitter pages: 9 a.m. https://www.facebook.com/randolphcollege/photos/a.132609524229/10156574674329230/?type=3&theater 11 a.m. https://www.facebook.com/randolphcollege/photos/a.132609524229/10156574691954230/?type=3&theater 1 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/randolphcollege/photos/a.132609524229/10156574881389230/?type=3&theater 4 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/randolphcollege/photos/a.132609524229/10156575112989230/?type=3&theater... READ MORE >>