The College community will experience a little disruption this semester as crews begin the second phase of a safe pathway for pedestrians along Point Lookout Road (Route 5). The public can expect to see construction activity on the College campus side of Route 5; however, no lane closures are anticipated.

Construction includes an asphalt path separated from the existing highway right-of-way by a grass buffer. The path will extend from just north of the Charles “Chip” Jackson footbridge at the St. John’s Pond inlet to College Drive.

Antonio Ugues Jr., associate professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at St.

Professor of History Christine Adams was interviewed by Richard Levick for the podcast, "In House Warrior" to answer the question, "Is the U.S. Supreme Court the New Bastille?" In the interview, Adams compares the nearly 100 years of unsettled French governments more than a century ago to the current divisiveness in America and the transformation of American democratic institutions into authoritarian ones. The podcast aired on July 25.

Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty members, whose positions take effect Monday, Aug. 1.

Gili Freedman, assistant professor of psychology, was interviewed recently about the research she and her collaborators have done on ghosting in The New York Times Magazine. Visit the NYT online to read the article, "How to Recover from Being Ghosted."

Professor of Biochemistry Pamela Mertz helped lead a series of virtual multi-day workshops in May and June for BioMolViz, an NSF-funded project (NSF IUSE #1712268 and RCN-UBE #1920270) that focuses on developing resources to improve the pedagogy of biomolecular visualization. In May, she served as a leader for a two-day virtual workshop that helped participants learn PyMOL, a molecular visualization program. In June, she served as a leader of a three-day virtual workshop where participants worked in teams to write and peer-review visualization assessments.   

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with the Chesapeake Orchestra and its Music Director Jeffrey Silberschlag, are proud to announce the program for the 2022 River Concert Series. A Southern Maryland tradition now in its 24th season, this family-friendly music festival, and winner of two Governor’s Awards for Arts, Tourism, and Community Economic Development, will be held on the St. Mary’s College Townhouse Green. Mainstage programs will be on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. starting on June 24, and continuing on July 1, 8, 15, and 22.

A large-scale exhibition of Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” is now on view at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H. from June 3 - July 31, 2022. 

Assistant Professor of Psychology Anandi Ehman and colleagues recently published an article titled, "Keyboard coercion: Online and face-to-face sexual aggression in a college sample" in the Journal of American College Health.