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Kaveh Akbar, founding MFA faculty member, named National Book Award finalist

M.F.A. faculty member Kaveh Akbar shares his work during a public reading at the first residency last summer

He was also just included on the Time 100 Next List, which spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health, and more. ... READ MORE >>

Howell named editor of ‘Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue’

Head shot of professor Crystal Howell

Crystal Howell, associate professor of education, was recently named editor of the scholarly journal Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. The journal of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, it is published in two volumes each year and includes traditional research papers, conceptual essays, as well as research outtakes and book reviews. The aim is to... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Nasim Malekshah

Nasim Malekshah poses for a portrait on front campus

Malekshah, Randolph’s newest assistant professor of economics and business, began her career as a marketing strategist for an advertising agency before serving as a consultant.... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Jonathan Skelton

Professor Jonathan Skelton poses for a portrait on front campus

Jonathan Skelton has worked in many fields—science and engineering among them—but teaching is his real passion.... READ MORE >>

Chua performs as featured soloist with Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra

Chua performed George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” as a soloist with the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra in September to mark the 100th anniversary of the piece. ... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio

Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio poses for a portrait photograph on front campus, wearing a straw hat

He joined Randolph this fall as an assistant professor of comparative philosophy,... READ MORE >>

Sojka, Warren attend Ocean Observatories Initiative workshops for marine science major

Collage photo of professors Sarah Sojka and Karin Warren

Both workshops were conducted by the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a National Science Foundation-funded, science-driven ocean observing network that delivers real-time data from more than 900 instruments to address critical science questions regarding the world’s oceans. ... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Claire Hancock

A portrait photograph of professor Claire Hancock, taken on front campus

Hancock is a visiting assistant professor of dance and director of the College’s Helen McGehee Visiting Artists Program in Dance.... READ MORE >>

New faculty Q&A: Dustin Abernathy

Portrait photo of Dustin Abernathy outside on front campus

Abernathy, who grew up in western North Carolina, joined the faculty this fall as an assistant professor of film and video, teaching for one of the College’s newest majors. ... READ MORE >>

Randolph Votes initiative to provide information, resources to campus community

Photo of a brick archway on campus

The nonpartisan initiative hopes to simplify the often complex voting process and inspire students to see the importance of their votes.... READ MORE >>