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Cadets and VMI faculty leaders stand and talk at the Normandy American Cemetery, with the distinct white cross markers in the background.

Cadets Honor Fallen Alumni at Normandy

April 17, 2026

Eight 1st Class commissioning cadets recently traveled to France through the Olmsted Foundation’s Undergraduate Program. One of the many assignments the cadets were given was to research the personal story of an alumnus who had died during the battle, and is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

Col. Ryan Holston headshot, with WGR and VMI Logos.

Holston Featured on 'With Good Reason'

April 17, 2026

Col. Ryan Holston will discuss the book he co-edited with Justin Garrison, “The Historical Mind: Humanistic Renewal in a Post-Constitutional Age,” on an episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” that will first air April 18.

Intelligence and national security professionals surround Col. Imran Ghani, Michael Kelley ’27, John Stotler ’27, Caroline Marini ’26, and River Smith ’27 after their victory at the 2026 Seerist Intellithon.

VMI Wins First Place at Cybersecurity Competition

April 15, 2026

The Virginia Military Institute team won first place recently at the 2026 Seerist Intellithon in Reston, Virginia.

Connor Bott ’26 explains the different types of boat anchors and how they are used during his honors presentation in Scott Shipp Hall.

Bott Designs Retractable Boat Anchor

April 14, 2026

Connor Bott ’26, a mechanical engineering major at Virginia Military Institute, has designed a modern adaptation for an ancient devise with his honors senior thesis project, “Design and Analysis of an Electromechanical Marine Wreck Anchor.”

The gilding on the roof of Palace of Versailles gleams under a blue sky as cadets prepare to explore the grounds.

Commissioning Cadets Explore la France

April 13, 2026

A contingent from Virginia Military Institute toured France during spring furlough thanks to the Olmsted Foundation’s Undergraduate Program (OFUP).

Ben Bowen ’26 explains the underlying driving principles of two of his favorite authors, Edgar Allen Poe and John Gardner, during his honors presentation in Scott Shipp Hall.

Bowen Explores Creative Writing Devices

April 10, 2026

Ben Bowen ’26, an English major at Virginia Military Institute, introduced his honors presentation by disclosing that it is not intended to prove an esthetic point or make a literary argument.

Michael Neiberg, Ph.D., professor of history at the U.S. Army War College

20th Century Military Historian to Speak at VMI

April 8, 2026

Virginia Military Institute welcomes Michael Neiberg, Ph.D., professor of history at the U.S. Army War College and award-winning author, for a talk entitled, “Whole, Free, and at Peace? Why History Won't Let Europe Go,” Thursday, April 16 at 8 p.m. in the Hall of Valor in Marshall Hall.

Jack Rogers ’26 presents his Rogers’ senior thesis, “Is Solitary Confinement Cruel and Unusual Punishment?”  April 3 in Scott Shipp Hall as part of VMI Honors Week.

VMI’s Rogers Presents Thesis on Solitary Confinement

April 7, 2026

Jack Rogers ’26, a psychology major at Virginia Military Institute, will be taking his interests developed through his major with him as he heads to Mercer University School of Law after graduation.

Allen Xu ’21 and Dr. Melissa S. Krawiec ’01 observe as Thaddeus Wegrzyn ’22 examines a cadet in the VMI Infirmary.

VMI Alums Return for Medical Rotation

April 6, 2026

Two Virginia Military Institute alumni, Allen Xu ’21 and Thaddeus Wegrzyn ’22, returned to the Institute in late March for two weeks as part of their medical education with a family medicine rotation at the VMI Infirmary.

Jai Vijayan ’26 discusses failures and successes of military logistics during his honors project presentation.

Vijayan Studies Military Logistics

April 2, 2026

Jai Vijayan ’26, an economics and business major at Virginia Military Institute, researched military logistics during World War II for his honors project, “Move and Maintain: American Last-Mile Logistics in the Solomon Islands Campaign, 1942-1944.”