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RBC Government Relations Chief Lands Key General Assembly Staff Position

Posted on: April 14, 2026

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2026 Contact: Sterling Giles, Associate Director of Communications/sgiles@rbc.edu   Terelle L. Robinson (‘15), now former head of Government Relations at the College, has been selected […]

RBC and VCU Launch NEXT STEP Partnership to Expand Transfer Opportunities

Posted on: March 25, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 25, 2026 Contact: Sterling Giles, Associate Director of Communications/sgiles@rbc.edu   Richard Bland College (RBC) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have announced a new partnership designed to […]

Richard Bland College Announces Public Hearing on Budget

Posted on: March 23, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 23, 2026 Contact: Gerrit Smith, Senior Executive Administrator and Clerk to the Board of Visitors/804-862 6221   The Richard Bland College Board of Visitors will host […]

RBC Student Named Cooke Scholarship Semifinalist

Posted on: March 19, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 19, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   James Revere, a second-year student here at Richard Bland College (RBC), was named a semifinalist […]

RBC Announces New Board of Visitors

Posted on: March 18, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   Today Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced the appointment of a new nine-member Board of Visitors for […]

RBC Among Approved SACSCOC Workforce-Aligned Certificate and Degree Programs

Posted on: March 13, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   Richard Bland College (RBC) is among the institutions whose workforce certificate and degree programs were […]

RBC Track & Field Athletes Earn All-American Honors

Posted on: March 11, 2026

For Immediate Release: March 11, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   Richard Bland College (RBC) track and field delivered outstanding performances over the weekend as four […]

RBC Workforce Readiness Flourishes with Live! Casino Virginia and City of Petersburg

Posted on: February 27, 2026

For Immediate Release: February 27, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   In collaboration with the City of Petersburg and Live! Casino Virginia—the latter which opened in […]

Richard Bland College and Bon Secours Advance Student Healthcare Education

Posted on: February 25, 2026

For Immediate Release: February 25, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   Inspired by the healthcare courses her daughters took in school, which provided them early exposure […]

RBC Launches Debt-Free Degree Campaign and Sydows Legacy Scholarship Fund

Posted on: February 9, 2026

For Immediate Release: February 9, 2026 Contact: Office of the President — Eileen Strempel, estrempel@rbc.edu, 917-721-4036   Richard Bland College (RBC) and the RBC Foundation recently launched the Debt-Free RBC […]

RBC Men’s Basketball Guards Among Nation’s Best

Posted on: February 5, 2026

For Immediate Release: February 5, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | jvaughan@rbc.edu   Doyle Brown and Andy Ramirez—star guards on the men’s basketball team at Richard Bland […]

Richard Bland College Appoints Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D. as Interim President

Posted on: January 28, 2026

For Immediate Release: January 28, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | jvaughan@rbc.edu   Following a national search, the Board of Visitors of Richard Bland College today […]

Virginia’s Newest Board of Visitors Charts the Future of Richard Bland College

Posted on: January 26, 2026

For Immediate Release: February 2, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   The Richard Bland College Board of Visitors was launched on July 1 by action of […]

RBC Announces Fall 2025 President’s & Dean’s Lists

Posted on: January 20, 2026

Richard Bland College is pleased to recognize the students who have earned distinction on the President’s and Dean’s List for the 2025 Fall semester. Students (exclusively full-time) recognized on the […]

RBC Sustains Enrollment Growth

Posted on: January 8, 2026

For Immediate Release: January 8, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | jvaughan@rbc.edu   As many colleges nationwide are experiencing enrollment declines, Richard Bland College (RBC) continues […]

Richard Bland College Announces Finalists for Interim President Position

Posted on: January 2, 2026

For Immediate Release: January 2, 2026 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | jvaughan@rbc.edu   Today, Richard Bland College announced three finalists for the position of Interim President. On-campus […]

RBC Track Star Goes D-I

Posted on: December 12, 2025

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2025 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer | jvaughan@rbc.edu   Michaelyn Fisher is the latest Richard Bland College (RBC) Statesman to sign with […]

RBC Will Serve as Operations Site for New UAS Center

Posted on: December 11, 2025

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2025 Contact: Jesse Vaughan, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer/jvaughan@rbc.edu   The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS) announced yesterday the establishment of an Energy-Centric […]

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