Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne Division will speak at Virginia Military Institute. Mills was critically injured by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan during on his third tour of duty in 2012, losing portions of both legs and both arms.

Lt. Gen. David Furness ’87 returned to Virginia Military Institute this fall as its 16th superintendent, diving into a busy first week of meetings, ceremonies, and cadet interactions while sharing a message of perseverance, integrity, and faith in the VMI journey.

Is the United States experiencing a constitutional crisis? That was the resolution debated at Virginia Military Institute Sept. 30. The debate was part of the fall Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour, and was co-hosted by VMI’s Center for Leadership and Ethics.

A scholarly article addressing soybean research spanning seven years was published in the September 2025 issue of Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, a joint publication of American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society of America.

VMI maintained its reputation as one of the nation’s best colleges, according to the 2026 Best Colleges rankings released Sept. 23 by U.S. News and World Report.

Travel back to 1850s Lexington during the Jackson House Museum’s Apple Day, Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For over 40 years, this much-loved event has welcomed families, friends, and history lovers for a day filled with interactive activities, traditional crafts, and old-fashioned fun

VMI's Center for Leadership and Ethics (CLE) will host a Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall. The debate resolution is: Be it resolved; the U.S. is experiencing a constitutional crisis.

U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Christopher C. Spence—part of the first wave of American forces on the ground in Afghanistan following the 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago—spoke at Virginia Military Institute Sept. 10 as the first speaker of the Center for Leadership and Ethics’ (CLE) 2025-2

Cadets enrolled in the economics and business analytics class taught by Col. Barry Cobb, professor in the Department of Economics and Business, heard an award winning presentation by two juniors from Roanoke County’s Hidden Valley High School (HVHS).

Nearly 500 cadets honored those who perished in the 9/11 terrorist attacks by ascending and descending the steps in barracks 37 times, replicating the 110 stories the first responders at the World Trade Center climbed during the rescue attempt that fateful day in 2001.