For the second 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 Northeast listing.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky was recently published in the journal “Social Psychological and Personality Scie

Conrad Helms, assistant librarian, has published a journal article, “Eliminating overdue fines for undergraduates: A six-year review,” in the Journal of Access Services. 

“Macbeth,” William Shakespeare’s tale of terrors and of unbridled ambition—of witches, ghosts, and deadly violence both actual and imaginary—opens on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. and performs through Friday, Nov. 1 in Historic St. Mary’s City, adjacent to the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman who is quoted in the October edition of Real Simple magazine. The story, “Why is everyone ‘ghosting’”? begins on page 73. “Earlier studies on the silent treatment show people find it effortful and unpleasant to intentionally not speak to someone,” says Freedman.

For the fourth consecutive year, LendEDU has completed an annual Student Loan Debt by School by State Report, a comprehensive analysis of student loan debt statistics for over 1,000 colleges and universities throughout the United States (

Assistant Professor of Psychology Trevor L.