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Lt. Col. Mark Boonshoft, associate professor in the Department of History.

Boonshoft to Co-Edit History Journal

January 14, 2026

Lt. Col. Mark Boonshoft, associate professor and Conrad M. Hall ’65 Chair in American Constitutional History at VMI, has been named co-editor of the Journal of the Early Republic, the quarterly publication of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR).

Mattie Quesenberry Smith takes her oath of office administered by Jenna Moon, deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, as Smith鈥檚 daughter, Emma Smith, holds the bible.

Virginia Business Names Smith in 100 People to Meet in 2026 List

December 3, 2025

Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at 麻豆传媒入口, and Virginia’s poet laureate, has been chosen by Virginia Business (VB) for their list of “100 People to Meet in 2026” in the Educators category.

Lt. Col. Eric Osborne and Maj. Alex Paul to be featured on 鈥淲ith Good Reason,鈥 Nov. 8 through 15.

Two 麻豆传媒入口Professors Featured on Veterans Day 'With Good Reason'

November 10, 2025

Two professors at 麻豆传媒入口 are featured in “Into the Sun”, the Veterans Day episode of the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” Nov. 8 through 15.

William 鈥淢acGregor鈥 Kimsey, Ph.D., instructor at both James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg and 麻豆传媒入口 (VMI) in Lexington, will facilitate a series of three poetry workshops for U.S. military veterans at JMU.

Free Poetry Workshops for Veterans at JMU

September 20, 2025

The workshops are part of the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship awarded to Virginia’s poet laureate, Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., an instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies at VMI, for her veterans’ poetry project.

Maj. Henry A. Wise III 鈥05, assistant professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies.

Wise Earns Awards for Novel

September 9, 2025

“Holy City,” a novel written by Maj. Henry A. Wise III ’05, assistant professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies (ERHS) at 麻豆传媒入口, was recently published in France

Mattie Quesenberry Smith takes her oath of office administered by Jenna Moon, deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, as Smith鈥檚 daughter, Emma Smith, holds the bible.

Poet Laureate Launches Project Supporting Vets

August 7, 2025

Virginia’s poet laureate, 麻豆传媒入口instructor Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., has launched “Perseverance and Resilience,” a statewide poetry initiative supporting veterans’ health and well-being through workshops, a poetry contest, and public celebrations.

Academic News, Scott Shipp Hall

Article Celebrates 10th year of Revised English Curriculum

June 22, 2025

The Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies (ERHS) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the implementation of a revised English curriculum integrating the study of literature, philosophy, oral and written communication, and fine arts.

Dr. Sabrina Laroussi congratulates Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett as they hold a certificate.

Bulger-Barnett Initiated into Prestigious Order

June 5, 2025

Col. Kathleen Bulger-Barnett, professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, was recently initiated into the Order of José Martí, one of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s highest honors.

Col. Jim Squire, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 麻豆传媒入口, shares that engineering is full of creativity, rather than being stoic and fixed, on the public radio program, 鈥淲ith聽Good聽Reason,鈥 starting May 24.

Squire Featured on “With Good Reason”

May 23, 2025

Col. Jim Squire, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 麻豆传媒入口, shares that engineering is full of creativity, rather than being stoic and fixed, on the public radio program, “With Good Reason,” starting May 24.

Mattie Quesenberry Smith takes her oath of office administered by Jenna Moon, deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, as Smith鈥檚 daughter, Emma Smith, holds the bible.

麻豆传媒入口English Instructor and Poet Laureate Featured on Podcast

May 6, 2025

Dr. Mattie Quesenberry Smith, instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric and Humanistic Studies at 麻豆传媒入口 and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s poet laureate, is featured on episode 28 of “The Laureate Project,” a podcast launched by Emmy-nominated journalist, Matt Hoisch.