Virginia Military Institute
Public college in Lexington
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| 2022 | VMI Class of 2022 reported with an average high school GPA of 3.70 and a mean SAT score of 1210. |
| 2021 | Cedric T. Wins '85, a VMI graduate, becomes the superintendent, continuing the long-standing tradition of VMI graduates leading the institution. |
| 2021 | VMI ranked fourth nationally in the U.S. News & World Report's 'Top Public Schools, National Liberal Arts Colleges' category, following the three major U.S. military service academies. |
| July 2021 | Washington Post article alleged ongoing issues of derision, misogyny, and sexual assault at VMI. |
| July 2021 | An independent report by Barnes & Thornburg concluded that VMI maintained a racist and sexist culture, criticizing the institution's leadership for an unwillingness to change its practices. |
| May 15 2021 | New Market Day ceremony expanded to include honoring VMI graduates who have died in service to the United States, in addition to remembering cadets who died during the Battle of New Market. |
| 2020 | VMI won the Southern Conference Football Championship, their first winning football season since 1981. |
| December 2020 | The Jackson statue was removed from view and relocated to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. |
| October 2020 | VMI Board of Visitors announced the relocation of the Jackson statue from the front of the historic barracks to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. |
| October 29 2020 | VMI Board of Visitors unanimously voted to remove the Jackson statue and create a building and naming committee. |
| October 26 2020 | Superintendent Peay resigned after being informed by state legislators that they had lost confidence in his leadership. |
| October 19 2020 | Governor Ralph Northam and state officials wrote to the VMI Board of Visitors, expressing deep concerns about structural racism at the institution, based on reports of student experiences including threats of lynching and social media attacks. |
| 2016 | VMI began participating in the Southern Conference for rifle sports, transitioning from the Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference for the 2016–2017 athletic season. |
| May 5 2014 | Darren W. McDew becomes the 200th four-star general in U.S. Air Force history, serving as Commander of Air Mobility Command and later United States Transportation Command. |
| 2012 | Forbes' Special Report ranked VMI in the top 25 public universities, positioning it 14th in the 'Top 25 Publics' section and 115th overall out of 650 colleges and universities. |
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