Governor Larry Hogan today announced that he has appointed St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, along with five other members, to the Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, which is responsible for planning and conducting observances in 2034 commemorating the 400th anniversary of Maryland’s founding. The commission was established earlier this year.

For the fourth year in a row, St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been listed as a Hidden Gem by CollegeRaptor.com, a higher education planning tool that offers side-by-side comparisons of colleges. St. Mary’s College was selected for inclusion in the Hidden Gems in the Mideast listing. This year, the College is also included in the U.S. Hidden Gems listing.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky was lead author on the article "Him, Her, Them, or None: Misgendering and Degendering of Transgender Individuals" recently published in the journal Psychology and Sexuality. Co-authors were Natalie Wittlen (Yale University), Dara Bonagura (University of Tennessee), and Shana Cole (Rutgers University).

Professor of History and Religious Studies Betül Başaran recently had a chapter published in the 26th volume of Brill’s Companions to European History, “A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul.”

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky and collaborators at Rutgers University (Melanie Maimon and Diana Sanchez) recently published "Fostering Inclusivity: Exploring the Impact of Identity Safety Cues and Instructor Gender on Students’ Impressions and Belonging" in the journal Teaching of Psychology. The article was included in its special issue on social justice pedagogy: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Teaching of Psychology.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been recognized as a 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education institution by the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree Campus Higher Education, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.