http://www.vmi.edu http://www.vmi.edu en-us Col. Atin Basuchoudhary, the John and Jane Roberts Institute Professor in Free Enterprise Business in the Department of Economics and Business at Virginia Military Institute, recently co-edited, “The Cambridge Handbook on the Economics of Terrorism.” /news/headlines/2025-2026/basuchoudhary-edits-book.php /news/headlines/2025-2026/basuchoudhary-edits-book.php Saturday, April 25, 2026 When Gracie Harlow ’27 started her collegiate career, she felt like she was going through the motions and not obtaining any growth. She started at Hollins University, an all-female college near Roanoke, but ended up transferring to Virginia Military Institute after two years.  /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--gracie-harlow-27.php /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--gracie-harlow-27.php Monday, April 20, 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. /news/headlines/2025-2026/cadets-honor-fallen-alumni-at-normandy.php /news/headlines/2025-2026/cadets-honor-fallen-alumni-at-normandy.php Friday, April 17, 2026 Owen Johns ’28 has always been interested in how the world works, which is what drew him to an international studies major at Virginia Military Institute.   /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--owen-johns-28.php /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--owen-johns-28.php Monday, April 13, 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. /news/headlines/2025-2026/bowen-explores-creative-writing-devices.php /news/headlines/2025-2026/bowen-explores-creative-writing-devices.php Friday, April 10, 2026 The choice of attending Virginia Military Institute was a chance for Maximus Ankrah ’26 to obtain a clean slate. He’s done some difficult things and overcome challenges that others may not see, but that shared suffering and battling adversity make Ankrah proud to be a VMI cadet. /news/featured-stories/i-am-vmi-maximus-ankrah-26.php /news/featured-stories/i-am-vmi-maximus-ankrah-26.php Thursday, April 9, 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. /news/headlines/2025-2026/20th-century-military-historian-to-speak-at-vmi.php /news/headlines/2025-2026/20th-century-military-historian-to-speak-at-vmi.php Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Despite VMI's rigorous academic program, Sofia Fleming '28 was able to achieve a 4.0 GPA as a 4th Class cadet. She credits her professors in pushing her academically and helping her improve her writing skills. She also began working at VMI’s Writing Center as a peer writing consultant.   /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--sofia-fleming-28.php /news/featured-stories/the-vanguard--sofia-fleming-28.php Monday, April 6, 2026 Anthony Pate ’26 spent his summer under the Tuscan sun interning with Pasta Fabianelli, gaining hands-on business experience while immersing himself in Italian culture. /news/featured-stories/study-abroad-ambassadors-anthony-pate-26.php /news/featured-stories/study-abroad-ambassadors-anthony-pate-26.php Friday, April 3, 2026 Anthony Wilkerson ’28 was looking for connection when he came to Virginia Military Institute. Initially, it was a mix of track and field and a scholarship through the U.S. Army that got him through the door, but it was the bonds he formed with his brother rats that made him want to stay. /news/featured-stories/behind-the-balance-anthony-wilkerson-28--keydet-track-and-field-.php /news/featured-stories/behind-the-balance-anthony-wilkerson-28--keydet-track-and-field-.php Tuesday, March 31, 2026