Slow Art Day – April 11 On April 11, Randolph College Maier Museum of Art is joining museums all over the world in a celebration of Slow Art Day, an event designed to help people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. The museum will open its doors from 1 to... READ MORE >>

Two Randolph College students won an award at the National Model United Nations Conference (NMUN) in New York City, March 29-April 3. Penny Trieu ’15 and East Cao ’16, sitting on the Human Rights Council, won an award for best position paper. Position papers are policy memos prepared in advance of the conference by student... READ MORE >>

This weekend, Randolph College Dance Department presents the annual Spring Dance Concert in Smith Hall Theatre, April 9-11, at 8 p.m. Featuring a wide range of themes and styles, the dance performance includes choreography by both professionals and senior majors. Admission is $8 general, $4 students, and free for children ages 12 and under. The... READ MORE >>

LYNCHBURG—Randolph College President Bradley W. Bateman announced today the return to the College of Ernest Martin Hennings’s Through the Arroyo and the establishment of an endowment to fund a director of education position at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, internships at the National Gallery, London, and other visual arts education programs provided... READ MORE >>

David Schwartz, Mary Frances Williams Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, spoke as an invited panelist on “The Ethics and Politics of Consumption,” at the American Philosophical Association Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. Other invited panelists included Mark Budolfson (Princeton University), Rob Reich (Stanford University), Marco Grix University of Auckland), and Judith Lichtenberg (Georgetown University).... READ MORE >>

One day four years ago,  Jim Peterson, a retired English professor approached Randall Speer, associate professor of music, and asked him to put music to Peterson’s poetry, The Resolution of Eve, a collection of 19 poems inspired by the etchings of Goya. Captivated by Peterson’s beautiful imagery, Speer not only wrote the first two musical... READ MORE >>

President Bradley W. Bateman’s partner, Cyndi Lee, was featured in the local newspaper recently. Lee is an internationally recognized yoga teacher who travels the world teaching yoga instructors. Her new yoga studio, Yoga Goodness, officially opens in downtown Lynchburg on April 9. Read the full coverage in The Burg here.... READ MORE >>

Randolph College is providing admitted high school students from select areas in Virginia a new option to visit campus. The College will offer complimentary round-trip motor coach transportation on April 11 for admitted high school students from the Northern Virginia and Tidewater areas. The transportation will allow students and up to two family members a... READ MORE >>

Thousands of people of all ages took advantage of a range of free activities during Randolph College’s 2015 Science Festival this weekend. The event kicked off with Rebecca Thompson, head of public outreach from the American Physical Society (APS) and also author of the popular comic series, Spectra: The Laser Superhero. Thompson’s lecture on Thursday... READ MORE >>

When Gary Dop finally saw the cover of his first book, Father, Child, Water, he felt an immediate sense of relief. Dop , a Randolph English professor, remembers standing frozen in his office, looked at the beautiful illustration that had just popped up on the screen. “I felt like it’s finally complete,” he said. Father,... READ MORE >>