Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman reads three original poems relating to the Black Lives Matter movement and discusses poems from his edited anthology, "Words of Protest, Words of Freedom: Poetry of the American Civil Rights Movement and Era," during a twenty-six minute audio interview for the Poet and the Poem Series, sponsored  by the Library of Congress. The interview was conducted by Grace Cavalieri, Poet Laureate of Maryland. 

Laura B. Schneider, adjunct professor of environmental studies, has published an article in the journal Science & Children with Faith Farren, a primary-grade teacher at Starmaker School for Early Education in California, Maryland. The audience for the article is second grade teachers.

On Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., the Mark Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture will present Laughing to the Polls with Jordan Klepper.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been ranked among the “Best Colleges for Your Money” by Money. According to Money, “Founded in 1840, St. Mary's College of Maryland is the state's public honors college. But with a liberal arts focus, a low student-faculty ratio, and a high graduation rate, it could easily be mistaken for a selective private school.”

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) are partnering to kick off a five-part leadership and voter education series entitled ‘Informed, Engaged, Empowered = Ready – Set – VOTE!’ on Sept.

Ellen Kohl, assistant professor of environmental studies, recently partnered with Ridge Elementary School to secure a $5,000 Chesapeake Land Trust grant to implement an outdoor classroom at Ridge Elementary School.

For the past fifteen years, Washington Monthly College Guide has ranked colleges “based on what they do for the country.” In the rankings released yesterday, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked 29 among the top Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States.

The Center for the Study of Democracy, a joint venture between St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City, has announced the 2020 William O. E. Sterling Constitution Day Lecture featuring Elaine Weiss will take place virtually on Tuesday, September 15, beginning at noon.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy and the St. Mary’s County Historical Society present the first speaker in the Inaugural “Historically Speaking” lecture series. Featuring the Honorable Daniel A. Friedman, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the lecture will take place virtually on Wednesday, September 16 at 7 p.m.