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

Two physics professors from St. Mary’s College of Maryland gave talks at the American Association of Physics Teacher’s virtual winter meeting.  

Erin De Pree, associate professor and chair of the physics department, described training physics students to diffuse racial microaggressions.  Work in the department, including the efforts described by De Pree, recently earned the Optical Society of America’s Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition for the SMCM physics department.