Karen Crawford, professor of biology, has been appointed to the External Advisory Committee for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN).

The VBRN is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to promote biomedical research in the state of Vermont. The External Advisory Committee for VBRN assists with the evaluation of proposed awards at participating institutions, faculty and student development within the network, and overall evaluation of VBRN itself. Crawford will sit alongside Board Trustee Peter Bruns on this advisory committee.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has partnered with TheDream.US, a national program that provides college scholarships for intellectually curious and ambitious Dreamers seeking a college degree.

When St. Mary’s College of Maryland pivoted to address health guidelines early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it altered many aspects of campus life, but the College’s Student Government Association (SGA) stepped up to help in a big way for students both on and off campus. 

“Baltimore,” Kirsten Greenidge’s timely drama about racism on college campuses, opens virtually in Cole Cinema on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus with a live Zoom performance on Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. The show performs live on Zoom at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, February 28.

Professor of Religious Studies Katharina von Kellenbach’s entry titled “Feminism” will be published by the Encyclopedia of Jewish Christian Relations.

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The Office of the President presents ESPN analyst and bestselling author Jay Williams on Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. To register for the event in advance, visit www.smcm.edu/jaywilliams.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College, has been engaged in efforts the last several years to ensure its viability and relevancy as the premier public liberal arts honors college.