Sue Johnson, professor of art, is exhibiting her work in a solo exhibition now on view at the Workhouse Art Center in Lorton, Virginia, through June 6, with the virtual opening taking place Saturday, March 27, via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/WorkhouseArts
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Adjunct Professor Susan Langley is the Maryland State Underwater Archaeologist and a member of both the anthropology and new marine science programs. SMCM student McKenna Litynski ’21 (environmental studies) organized the video conference as an Independent Study Course under the supervision of Langley.
This year, the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) is hosting a virtual annual conference and St. Mary’s College is participating at many levels. Professor of Anthropology Bill Roberts serves on the 2021 Program Committee and took the lead on organizing three sessions involving SMCM faculty, students, and alumni.
On Monday, March 15, St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda C. Jordan participated on a panel discussion at the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education’s (AABHE) virtual conference.
“An Evening with Janelle James” takes place on Saturday, April 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. James is the 15th performer for the Annual Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has partnered with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, to offer an engineering dual degree program. The program, considered one of the country’s premier engineering programs, is now in its 48th year at Washington University.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy presents award-winning journalist Kavitha Cardoza for her virtual talk titled, “Undocumented Children in Public Schools: Trauma and the Compounded Loss of Language, Culture and Social Status on Life Outcomes,” on March 24, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies Laura B. Schneider has published an article in the journal Science & Children with Kayce Wills, a staff member at Duke Elementary in Leonardtown, Maryland. The article is titled “Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?: Engaging third graders in a historical science phenomenon.”
Karen Crawford, professor of biology, and SMCM alumna Madeline Gibson ’19 recently presented, “Filling in the gaps: Fibroblast growth factor 10 induced intercalary regeneration in salamanders” at the annual meeting of the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology. Professor Crawford also chaired the session on Evolutionary Developmental Genetics in which the presentation was given.
Julia King, professor of anthropology and chair of that department at St. Mary's College of Maryland, has been awarded a prestigious residential fellowship at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C.
Administered by the trustees for Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks supports research and learning in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, internships, meetings, and exhibitions.
