The two-year Richard Bland – a stopover on their way to a bachelor’s degree – is a college in transition itself. The junior college of the College of William and Mary, RBC last week announced that it will add intercollegiate athletics in the fall. On Tuesday, the college will launch a Center for Strategic Initiatives that will include a Language Institute and Global Education Skills Alliance. RBC’s new president, Debbie L. Sydow, who succeeded James B. McNeer in July, says the college holds “a sweet spot” in Virginia, drawing students who want “a softe...