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SMCM Professor Andrew Cognard-Black Published in the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council

Professor Andrew Cognard-Black Published in the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Michael Bruckler September 03, 2019 - 4:18 pm September 03, 2019 Andrew Cognard-Black, professor of sociology, is the lead author of an article in the most recent issue of the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Using data on more than 100,000 university students at 19 major research universities, the article is the first large-scale national study of honors students across the...

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SMCM Danielle Spaulding '20 Awarded Research Grant from Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid Research Program

Danielle Spaulding '20 Awarded Research Grant from Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid Research Program Shanen Sherrer September 01, 2019 - 9:45 pm September 01, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland student Danielle Spaulding ’20 was awarded a research grant from the Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program for her research titled “Can Glyphosate and Polyethoxylated Tallowamine Inhibit Cytochrome P450 Enzymes?” Spaulding, who is a double major in biology and chemistry, is pursuing this research...

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SMCM Alumnus Durryle Brooks ’06 Sworn in to the Baltimore City School Board

Alumnus Durryle Brooks ’06 Sworn in to the Baltimore City School Board Michael Bruckler August 27, 2019 - 10:25 am August 27, 2019 On Monday, August 19, St. Mary’s College alumnus Durryle Brooks ’06 was sworn in to the Baltimore City School Board. Brooks is a strong local educator and advocate for racial equity and LGBTQ rights, with strong ties to the faith-based community and deep roots in Baltimore. Brooks is the founder and president of Love and Justice Consulting, a diversity...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Ranked 30 Among Top Liberal Arts Colleges in 2019 Washington Monthly College Rankings

St. Mary’s College Ranked 30 Among Top Liberal Arts Colleges in 2019 Washington Monthly College Rankings Michael Bruckler August 27, 2019 - 10:11 am August 27, 2019 For the past fourteen years, Washington Monthly College Guide has ranked colleges “based on what they do for the country.” In the rankings released yesterday, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked 30 among the top Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States. St. Mary’s College, the National Public Honors College, is also...

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SMCM President Jordan Featured in Southern Maryland Women Magazine

President Jordan Featured in Southern Maryland Women Magazine Michael Bruckler August 26, 2019 - 11:31 am August 26, 2019 President Tuajuanda Jordan is featured on the cover of Southern Maryland Women Magazine’s September/October 2019 edition. Inside, beginning on page 17, she discusses her first five years as president. Read the feature here.

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SMCM St. Mary's College of Maryland Joins the Physics Teacher Education Coalition

St. Mary's College of Maryland Joins the Physics Teacher Education Coalition Michael Bruckler August 26, 2019 - 10:00 am August 26, 2019 St. Mary's College of Maryland has joined the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC). Member institutions are committed to improving the education of future physics teachers. According to Angela Johnson, professor of educational studies and director of teacher education, “At St. Mary’s College, we actively seek aspiring physics teachers...

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SMCM Piano Festival by the River: A Retreat for Pianists and Piano Lovers at St. Mary’s College

Piano Festival by the River: A Retreat for Pianists and Piano Lovers at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler August 26, 2019 - 9:21 am August 26, 2019 Join pianists and faculty members Eliza Garth, Brian Ganz and Beverly Babcock for four days of piano heaven at St. Mary's College of Maryland with the Piano Festival by the River: A Retreat for Pianists and Piano Lovers, Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2019. The festival experience includes many different elements and opportunities to be enjoyed by...

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SMCM Professor Cognard-Black to Present The Robert Foster Cherry Lecture at St. Mary’s College

Professor Cognard-Black to Present The Robert Foster Cherry Lecture at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler August 23, 2019 - 12:41 pm August 23, 2019 Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black will present The Robert Foster Cherry Lecture “Just Food: Social Justice and the Literatures of Food” on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The lecture is presented by the Office of the Provost. The Cherry Lecture is a result of Cognard-Black being selected as a...

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SMCM Professors Elliot and and Kose and Alumna Steinfeld Published in AIMS Press

Professors Elliot and and Kose and Alumna Steinfeld Published in AIMS Press Michael Bruckler August 23, 2019 - 11:09 am August 23, 2019 Professors Samantha Elliot (bioloy) and Emek Kose (math), along with alumna Anna Steinfeld ’17 and two other collaborators, published “Modeling the Stem Cell Hypothesis: Investigating the Effects of Cancer Stem Cells and TGF−β on Tumor Growth” in AIMS Press. The article proposes a mathematical model to describe the interaction of cancer stem cells, tumor...

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SMCM Alumna Lynsey Hayden Recognized by Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics with Outstanding Mathematics Educator Award

Alumna Lynsey Hayden Recognized by Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics with Outstanding Mathematics Educator Award Michael Bruckler August 22, 2019 - 4:06 pm August 22, 2019 St. Mary’s College Alumna Lynsey Hayden ’08 MAT ’09 has been recognized by the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics with the Outstanding Mathematics Educator Award in the Elementary Teacher category. The award is given to one mathematics teacher in each category – Beginning Teacher, Elementary Teacher...

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SMCM Professors Cognard-Black, Patterson Simultaneously Release Video Lecture Series Through Great Courses

Professors Cognard-Black, Patterson Simultaneously Release Video Lecture Series Through Great Courses Gretchen Phillips August 16, 2019 - 4:13 pm August 16, 2019 Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland professors, Jennifer Cognard-Black (English) and Carrie Patterson (art) had courses released today through The Great Courses program. The Great Courses are a series of educational classes delivered in video and audio formats offered to “surround the world’s greatest teachers with a team of...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Announces Dates for Fall Festival Hawktoberfest: October 4-5, 2019

St. Mary’s College Announces Dates for Fall Festival Hawktoberfest: October 4-5, 2019 Michael Bruckler August 21, 2019 - 1:39 pm August 21, 2019 Registration is now open for one of St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s most popular events, Hawktoberfest, Oct. 4-5, 2019. Combining family weekend and homecoming, the annual event attracts more than 1,000 visitors to the College’s waterfront campus each year for a weekend full of festive fall activities. Hawktoberfest weekend is comprised of a...

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SMCM Alumna Alex Schoen ’17 an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series

Alumna Alex Schoen ’17 an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series Michael Bruckler August 21, 2019 - 10:12 am August 21, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Biology Department presents Alex Schoen ’17 to discuss “Sharks, Stress, and Steroids: A Millennial Mystery,” as part of the Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia series. The talk takes place on Sept. 25 at 4:45 p.m. in Schaefer Hall 106. Schoen, visiting the National Public Honors College from the...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” Guide for 2020

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” Guide for 2020 Michael Bruckler August 19, 2019 - 12:21 pm August 19, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends St. Mary’s College in the 2020 edition of its annual college guide, “The Best 385 Colleges.” Only about 13 percent of...

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SMCM Jamie L. Roberts Stadium dedication set for Sept. 7 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

On Saturday, Sept. 7, after much anticipation, the campus and local community will gather to celebrate St. Mary's College of Maryland's newest facility, Jamie L. Roberts Stadium, and honor the legacy of its namesake. Open to the public, the official dedication ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. (gates open at noon) at the stadium facility located across Mattapany Road from the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics and Recreation Center. The state-of-the art facility consists of a grass athletic field, an...

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SMCM Jason Rezaian to Deliver the 2019 Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

In July of 2014, Jason Rezaian and his wife were detained in their Iranian home and he went on to spend 544 days in Tehran's Evin prison, released on the same day that the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was implemented. On Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m., former U.S. correspondent Rezaian will deliver the Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism on the topic of his book, "Prisoner" (Anthony Bourdain Books, 2019). The lecture will be held in Auerbach...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019-20 College of Distinction

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019-20 College of Distinction Michael Bruckler July 25, 2019 - 4:54 pm July 25, 2019 St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been recognized for its committed implementation of high-impact educational practices, earning its title as one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction. Colleges of Distinction’s selection process consists of a review of each institution’s freshman experience and retention efforts alongside its general education programs, alumni...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Chemistry and Biochemistry Professors’ and Students’ Research Published in the Journal of Chemical Education

St. Mary’s College Chemistry and Biochemistry Professors’ and Students’ Research Published in the Journal of Chemical Education Michael Bruckler August 16, 2019 - 10:42 am August 16, 2019 Kelly Neiles, associate professor of chemistry, Geoffrey Bowers, assistant professor of chemistry, Daniel Chase, assistant professor of chemistry, Amanda VerMeulen, research & instruction librarian, Douglas Hovland, chemistry lab coordinator, Andrew Koch, professor of chemistry, and former student Elan...

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SMCM Villadsen Receives National Radio Astronomy Observatory Grant to Support Student Research

Villadsen Receives National Radio Astronomy Observatory Grant to Support Student Research Joshua Grossman August 15, 2019 - 9:53 am August 15, 2019 Jackie Villadsen, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded a $13,000 grant from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The funds will provide stipends, conference travel support, and research computing for students participating in research with Villadsen. Their research will be tied to two sets of radio telescope...

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SMCM Wooley Published in PMLA: The Journal of the Modern Language Association of America

Wooley Published in PMLA: The Journal of the Modern Language Association of America Michael Bruckler August 15, 2019 - 9:16 am August 15, 2019 Christine Wooley, associate professor of English and associate dean of curriculum, has a new article in PMLA: the journal of the Modern Language Association of America, which is the top critical journal in the field of English studies. Each issue is sent directly to over 25,000 college and university teachers of English and foreign languages...

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