Professor of History Christine Adams provides the introduction to Madame de Maintenon and her political and cultural influence during the late reign of King Louis XIV as part of Opera Lafayette's Salon Series on September 20 in Washington, D.C.  Adams' talk, "The Secret Wife," is followed by a companion talk about the musical influences of Francois Couperin by musicologist Don Fader. Opera Lafayette's performance of "Couperin" debuts at The Kennedy Center on October 25.

Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams recently published a chapter in the newly edited book by Hill and Norcross (2023) entitled "Psychotherapy Skills and Methods that Work" as well as an abbreviated article in the journal Psychotherapy on the same topic: The Use of Questions in Psychotherapy.

Philosophy Professor Barrett Emerick published an article with coauthors Katie Stockdale and Audrey Yap in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. The paper is titled "Weapon and Shield: Apologies and the Duty to be Vulnerable" and explores some of the ways in which apologies can be used against people. It also explores what makes for a good apology, specifically, the willingness to be vulnerable, to not expect anything in return, and the willingness to pay what is owed.

St. Mary's College of Maryland welcomed 519 first-year and new transfer students, the largest incoming class in over a decade and the most diverse in the 183-year history of the College. New students arrived on campus Thursday, August 24 and participated in a range of orientation activities over the weekend, joining returning students for the first day of class on Monday, August 28.

Professor of History Charles Holden co-authored with Zach Messitte and Jerald Podair, an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books on August 27. "Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew's Lasting Legacy" looks at political buffoonery as part of Agnew's legacy and how it remains relevant today.  The trio co-authored "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America" in 2019 (Univ. of Virginia Press).