(Southern Virginia University) President Bonnie Cordon greets students on the campus of Southern Virginia University, a small, private liberal arts college "aligned with" but without any formal ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the school's first female president.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.