The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) has selected a Randolph College art history professor to participate in a special week-long seminar on Teaching European Art in Context. Leanne Zalewski is one of 23 professors chosen nationwide for the honor. The annual seminar, which this year is titled, “The Art of Storytelling in French Painting and... READ MORE >>

Jessie Pounds, Lynchburg News & Advance With nettles and scrub-brush behind them and the James River before them, the path ahead became refreshingly clear for Allison Brooks and her comrades in research. “Only up to our necks ─ let’s do it,” she said. Brooks, a rising sophomore at Randolph College, is participating in a summer... READ MORE >>

With the weather alternating between sprinkles, warm sun, and overcast clouds, an audience of family, friends, faculty, and staff filled the Dell Sunday, May 17 for the 2015 Commencement ceremony. It was a celebration of endings and beginnings and a call for the graduates to use their leadership skills and passions to make the world... READ MORE >>

A Randolph College alumnus has been named a 2015 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Youssef Elkei ’13 is one of just 20 students nationwide to receive the honor. Ten other students received the undergraduate fellowships. Administered for the U.S. Department of State by the Woodrow Wilson... READ MORE >>

Three poems written by a Randolph English professor will be published in [Pank], a magazine produced by a nonprofit literary arts collective that strives to publish the “brightest and most promising writers for the most adventurous readers.” Gary Dop’s work includes one poem, “Microfiche,” which was written in Lipscomb Library at the end of the... READ MORE >>

Many Randolph students were able to personally meet and thank the donors who provided scholarships during a special luncheon recently. Hosted in conjunction with the College’s seventh annual Symposium of Artists and Scholars, which was held April 23-24, the annual donor luncheon offers the opportunity for Randolph to recognize and celebrate scholarship donors as well... READ MORE >>

Randolph College students were recognized on Wednesday with numerous academic and leadership awards. This annual event honors students who have excelled in their academic performance as well as demonstrated leadership at the College. Awards winners included: Outstanding First Year in Art History: Anna (Josie) Hatley Best Senior Paper in Art History: Claire Sumner Rachel Trexler... READ MORE >>

Before launching into her keynote address, Georgia Nugent surveyed the room of high school guidance counselors and independent consultants to see who had attended a liberal arts school or completed a liberal arts major. The majority of those in the room raised their hands. “This really is preaching to the choir,” said Nugent, former president... READ MORE >>

  LYNCHBURG—Community pillar and philanthropist Rosel Schewel will serve as Randolph College’s 2015 Commencement speaker. Graduation ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17.  Visit www.randolphcollege.edu/commencement for more information. Schewel is known throughout the area for her dedication to education and social justice and has been a long-time supporter of Randolph College and numerous... READ MORE >>

Check out the story on the upcoming spring music concert in the local News & Advance. http://www.newsadvance.com/the_burg/music/randolph-college-s-spring-concert-offers-mass-appeal/article_0939c0e8-e836-11e4-a1a9-a3339d5324f9.html... READ MORE >>