Julia King, professor of anthropology, was named to the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts in recognition of her numerous accomplishments as a full-time professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. King’s term took effect at the start of the spring 2024 semester and runs through May 31, 2026. 

Established in 1997, the  Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts recognizes “a distinguished scholar with broad expertise …  an eminent scholar and gifted teacher who provides academic leadership.” 

Argelia González Hurtado, associate professor of Spanish, is co-editor of a dossier for the online academic journal Cuadernos del CILHA of the Interdisciplinary Center for Hispanic America Literature of the National University of Cuyo in Argentina. The dossier, titled "Redescubriendo el paisaje en el cine del siglo XXI: identidades, espacios y reconfiguraciones," comprises an introduction co-written by González Hurtado and Maria Soledad Paz-Mackay (of St.

Psychology and art major Katya Scott ’24 was selected as a recipient of a 2023-24 Fall Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant from Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, for her project entitled “Art Therapy with Ukrainian Refugees.” The $1200 grant will help cover transcription fees for the interviews she plans to conduct as part of her SMP being mentored by Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams.

Professor of Psychology Aileen Bailey, along with four colleges from the Council on Undergraduate Research Transformations Project (CUR-TP) presented, “Leading Structural and Cultural Change to Advance Curricular Scaffolding for Equity” at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC.