St. Mary’s College Professor of History Christine Adams and sister and co-author Tracy Adams, professor of French literature at the University of Auckland, were interviewed by the French History Podcast on their book, “The Creation of the French Royal Mistress: From Agnès Sorel to Madame DuBarry.” In the book, the two detail the role of the royal French mistress.

St. Mary's College of Maryland’s highly anticipated Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, scheduled for July 30-31, is open for registration.

Maryland Center for the Book at

On July 2, St. Mary’s College of Maryland held its annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which provides students opportunities to engage deeply in independent research, laboratory, and creative work across disciplines, under the guidance and with the expertise of faculty mentors.

Professor of Psychology Aileen Bailey attended the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) Institute held virtually on June 7-10, 2021. 

On June 1, the Center for Career and Professional Development (formerly Career Development Center) was realigned under Student Affairs reporting to Vice President Jerri Howland, and Molly Matthews, a former trustee and foundation director of the College, has recently been named interim executive director.

Michael Dunn, assistant vice president of equity and inclusion / Title IX coordinator, and Helen Ann Lawless, assistant director of Title IX compliance and training, from St.

An article authored by Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman and colleagues titled "Using Comics and Tweets to Raise Awareness About Gender Biases in STEM" was recently published in Psychology of Popular Media. 

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Director of Public Safety Tressa Setlak graduated from the Northwestern University Center of Public Safety Police Staff and Command (SPSC) program held for 22 weeks in Evanston, Illinois, from October 12, 2020 – March 28, 2021.

Two of Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s large-scale mixed media paintings will be on view in “Amplify,” July 17 – October 24, 2021, at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia.