St. Mary’s College of Maryland has surpassed its $20 million goal—a year ahead of schedule—through the Taking the LEAD comprehensive fundraising campaign. To maintain the campaign’s momentum and maximize the vision and initiatives of outgoing President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, the campaign will now transition to the “How High Can We Fly?” phase for the final year, concluding in June 2025.

Julia King, professor of anthropology and the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts, was recently named a National Humanities Center Fellow for the 2024-25 academic year. The fellowship will allow her to focus on her project, Land as Archive: An Indigenous Landscape History of the Rappahannock People of Tidewater Virginia.

“This is an incredible opportunity for which I am grateful to both the National Humanities Center and St. Mary's College for recognizing the importance of this project,” King said.