Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky was interviewed on the AskPsychSessions podcast about being an early career academic during the pandemic. Posing the question, “How can I employ radical empathy to teach during a pandemic,” they discussed using safety cues to increase belongingness and how radical empathy can make classes go more smoothly.

The online journal Age of Revolutions has published Professor of History Christine Adams’ paper based on her live talk with Newberry Library Director of Fellowships and Academic Programs Keelin Burke on Jan.

The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton” on Monday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. The event, co-sponsored by the VOICES Reading Series, will feature poetry readings and reflections to honor St. Mary’s College’s former Distinguished Professor of the Humanities Lucille Clifton.

Professor of Mathematics Susan Goldstine has been invited by the Gathering 4 Gardner Foundation to give a “celebration of mind” online presentation at noon on January 21, 2021. She will give a talk entitled “Maps of Strange Worlds: Beyond the Four-Color Theorem” that features a selection of her mathematical artworks along with their theoretical and historical context.

Professor of History Christine Adams, on sabbatical work as a Newberry Library residential fellow through June 2021, will be interviewed live on Friday, Jan. 15 from 1 – 1:30 p.m., by Newberry Director of Fellowships and Academic Programs Keelin Burke on three “flash points” in the French Revolution: the September Massacres of 1792, the Reign of Terror, and the fall of Maximilien Robespierre.

Register for the live event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cautionary-tales-from-the-french-revolution-tickets-136615487601.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan has appointed Jerri Howland as vice president for student affairs. She will join St. Mary’s College on July 1, 2021, and will report directly to the president