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Regent University was originally founded as Christian Broadcasting Network University in 1977 by media mogul and televangelist Pat Robertson, who sought the GOP nomination for president in 1988. Photo courtesy Regent University
Education April 28, 2022

The Royals of Regent

Although Lynchburg’s Liberty University has grabbed plenty of headlines in recent years, Virginia Beach-based Regent University can more than hold its own as a politically influential private Christian institution. Founded and still run by the 92-year-old televangelist and culture warrior M.G. “Pat” Robertson, Regent now has 11,000 students, 80% of whom are enrolled online. The […[...]

“VMI is no stranger to change over the years, but in each and every instance, the changes have made us better,” says retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, a VMI alum who was named the college’s first Black superintendent in April 2021. Photo courtesy Virginia Military Institute
Industries February 27, 2022

On the line

“VMI is at a crossroads. As the world around VMI changes, the Institute must evolve or risk becoming irrelevant.”  — One Corps – One VMI: A Unifying Action Plan From a distance, Virginia Military Institute seems timeless, unchanging. The rhythmic marching of the long lines of cadets, the stark outline of the barracks against the […]

“The business case for diversity is clear,” says Jon G. Muñoz, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., the McLean-based Fortune 500 global management firm. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Business Trends January 30, 2022

DEI openers

Every movement has its moment. And now appears to be the moment for diversity, equity and inclusion officers in C-suites, academia and government. Black Lives Matters protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 broadened awareness of race-based inequities that exist in the United States, including inequality in hiring and job […]

The Virginia Beer Co. brewery is a popular hangout in the Edge District, the burgeoning restaurant and entertainment district where the York and James City county borders meet the city of Williamsburg. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Hotels/Tourism December 31, 2021

Better together

“Cooperation” is a word Jim Noel uses a lot these days when speaking about the Greater Williamsburg region, which encompasses the city of Williamsburg and York and James City counties. As York County’s economic development director, Noel has watched as one of the most historically significant areas of the nation has worked to revive and […]

First Line Technology President and CEO Amit Kapoor moved his business from Fairfax County to Stafford County, reducing employee commutes and company costs. Photo by Will Schermerhorn
Economic Development October 28, 2021

Getting off the road

For years, residents in the Fredericksburg region looked north for opportunity and higher-paying jobs. But more homegrown jobs and remote work are signs of change for the area, says Curry Roberts, president of the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance, which includes Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford. “We’re developing a distinct economy [&helli[...]

(L to R) Virginia Tech international students Leonard-Allen Quaye, Alphonce Assenga, Mingyu Li, Tian Meng, Mustafa Yasin Kara, Blessing Christopher, Asenath Kwagalakwe, Alireza Namayandeh and Shaghayegh Navabpour Photo by Don Petersen
Education August 30, 2021

World view

Want to see the world? Head for Blacksburg. Well, at least that’s one way you might look at it. Virginia Tech, which sits in the New River Valley (population: approximately 44,300), boasts the largest number of international students of any college or university campus in the state. In pre-COVID years, about 4,000 international students populated […]

John Brocato, chief financial officer for Charlottesville-based Better Living Inc., helped the building supply company alter its operating procedures for pandemic safety as demand exploded. Photo by Caroline Martin
Virginia CFO Awards July 30, 2021

Preparing for the worst

Read about the 2021 Virginia CFO Award winners. John Brocato’s coveted tickets to the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament suddenly became void in March 2020 after the ACC canceled the tournament as the COVID-19 pandemic began turning the world on its head. And as the chief financial officer of a small building supply company […]

William & Mary Senior Lecturer Carey Bagdassarian teaches outdoors in a socially distanced classroom. Photo by Jim Agnew/William & Mary
Education April 29, 2021

Course corrections

Can an old college learn new tricks? William & Mary, the second-oldest institution of higher education in the country by virtue of its establishment in February 1693, is proving that it can. It has had little choice. The pandemic pushed the faculty into a steep learning curve to master online teaching, with 2,000 courses moving […]

Amazon.com Inc. is building a five-story, 3.8 million-square-foot robotic fulfillment center in Suffolk. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Maritime Guide April 29, 2021

Making it rain

For Hanover County Economic Development Director Linwood Thomas, things couldn’t get much better. “It’s really been a perfect storm,” Thomas says. That storm — the good type — is a deluge of distribution centers and warehouses that have opened recently or are currently in the pipeline for the county of about 108,000 residents, located about […]

Named president of Radford in 2016, Brian Hemphill is leaving in June to become Old Dominion University’s ninth president. Photo courtesy Radford University
Education March 30, 2021

A growing legacy

Since his selection as president of Radford University five years ago, Brian Hemphill has fulfilled the mission he set when he was hired: to increase fundraising and open channels to boost enrollment.  During Hemphill’s tenure, he has seen the university reach record enrollment numbers and grow its endowment by $20 million. But all things must […]

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