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![Col. Atin Basu Choudhary, Ph.D.](/media/content-assets/images/people/faculty/chaudhary-atin-basu.jpg)
Col. Atin Basuchoudhary, professor of economics and business at Virginia Military Institute, will discuss the likelihood of civil conflict in the U.S. on With Good Reason Oct. 3-9.
![Photo of cadets walking on post in the fall with VMI logo and text of Fall 2020 Operational Update](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/fallop_headlineimage-400x267.jpg)
VMI will begin to allow cadets limited general permit privileges this weekend, Sept. 25 – 27, 2020. All leave privileges will be limited to Rockbridge County.
![.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during an on-stage interview at VMI's Cameron Hall in 2017.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Ginsburg2017HLM181edited-1-400x260.jpg)
VMI is saddened to hear of the passing of Justice Ginsburg. She was a courageous legal scholar whose impact on our Institute and our nation is an inspiration for all.
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Gen. Peay praises the VMI community for their efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 but acknowledges there's more to do.
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Mr. John W. Boland, President of the VMI Board of Visitors, addresses the Board's discussion on the “Way Forward” as set out in General Peay’s July 29, 2020, letter.
![Mr. Louis H. Blair](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Blair,-Louis-2011-400x299.jpg)
The Superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death of Mr. Louis H. Blair at the age of 81. He passed away on September 5 at his farm in Rockbridge Baths.
![Cadets put canned food into a large orange barrel.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/RatUnityRARA2020KN64-1-400x266.jpg)
For the sixth year in a row, VMI places favorably in the fall college rankings, maintaining its status among the top liberal arts colleges nationwide.
![VP Mike Pence waves to cadets in Cameron Hall during his visit on September 10, 2020](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/VMI_2153-1-400x266.jpg)
Vice President of the United States Michael R. Pence, accompanied by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy ’96 and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz ’96, visited VMI. Pence addressed the Corps of Cadets in Cameron Hall.
![Official Portrait of Vice President Pence](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Vice-President-Pence-Official-Portrait_horizontal-400x285.jpg)
Virginia Military Institute is set to host a special guest speaker event featuring Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy ’96 on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020.
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Changes have been made in order to protect the health and well-being of our cadets, faculty, and staff while preserving the in-person, academic and military mission of the Institute.