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SciFest 2025 Recap: NASA engineer Moogega Cooper, Science Day, Maker Faire, and more

Randolph College’s 2025 Science Festival ran from March 27-30.... READ MORE >>

Alumnae return for Women in Science Panel

Alexis Blankenship ’15, Tiffany Vines ’95, Victoria Turgeon ’93, and Melissa Merrill ’89 pose for a photo together before speaking during Randolph's 2025 Women in Science Panel.

Melissa Merrill ’89, Victoria Turgeon ’93, Tiffany Vines ’95, and Alexis Blankenship ’15 offered advice to current students.... READ MORE >>

Matthew Shapiro speaks during Disability Awareness Month events

Larvail Jones and inclusion activist Josh Shapiro pose, smiling next to each other

Shapiro, who was born with cerebral palsy, spoke about inclusion and access and later met with Randolph’s education faculty and human resources staff members. ... READ MORE >>

Moogega Cooper, NASA planetary protection engineer, to give SciFest keynote

A cropped headshot of NASA scientist Moogega Cooper

The festival runs from March 27-30, with Cooper’s keynote scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27. ... READ MORE >>

Geoffrey Kershner, Academy CEO, to give Commencement address

Geoffrey Kershner poses in downtown Lynchburg, with the Academy Center of the Arts in the background.

The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 11. ... READ MORE >>

Sri Lankan dance takes the spotlight during special Randolph College event

Sudesh Mantillake performs Kandyan dance, with one hand raised in front of his face and the other out to his side. He is wearing traditional clothing.

Sudesh Mantillake blended history with movement, weaving the rich traditions of Sri Lanka’s Kandyan dance into an immersive performance.... READ MORE >>

Author, songwriter Alice Randall to give Randolph’s annual Thayer Lecture

A portrait photograph of author and songwriter Alice Randall

In “Black Country: An Erased History Made Visible and Audible,” she’ll tell her story and discuss the often-erased Black history of the genre. ... READ MORE >>

Randolph hosting Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka

A graphic for the upcoming event: Movement Rhizome, a symposium on Sri Lankan dance

Curated by Quillian Visiting International Scholar Sudesh Mantillake, the event will explore the intersection of dance, performance, film, geography, philosophy, anthropology, architecture, religion, music, literature, rhetoric, decoloniality, and migration. ... READ MORE >>

Michigan State University professor to deliver Archaeological Institute of America lecture at Randolph

A black and white photo of Jon Frey

Jon Frey, a Michigan State University classical studies professor, will discuss “The Origins of Roman Bathing at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia.”... READ MORE >>

Actress and activist Erika Alexander speaks during annual MLK Celebration

Actress and activist Erika Alexander sits onstage during Randolph College's annual MLK Celebration.

Alexander starred as attorney Maxine Shaw on the popular 1990s series Living Single, a now-iconic character.... READ MORE >>