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The St. Mary’s faculty foster intellectual, social and ethical development, within a community dedicated to diversity and accessibility. We provide students with opportunities to understand and serve local, national and global communities, and to accomplish social change.
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Professor Grossman’s colloquium to be featured by the Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
April 4, 2022
Prof. Grossman
On Wednesday, April 6, at 5:45 p.m., Professor of Physics Josh Grossman will virtually give the SMCM Natural Sciences & Mathematics Colloquium, titled, “How quantum computing will soon transform chemistry, biology, computer science, physics, materials science, national security, finance,… Find Out More
Professor Christine Adams Was Invited Guest on The Laura Coates Show
March 28, 2022
Christine Adams portrait
Professor of History Christine Adams was an invited guest on The Laura Coates Show on March 22. The show, which airs live weekdays on SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S., Channel 124, claims that it offers “daily intersections of politics, pop culture, and the law.” Coates interviewed Adams about her previously… Find Out More
Biochemist Pamela Mertz Publishes Article on the Impact of the Pandemic on Women Scientists
March 23, 2022
Pamela Mertz portrait
Professor of Biochemistry Pamela Mertz published an article in the March issue of ASBMB Today, “Lonely Science,” with co-authors Swati Agrawal and Marilee Benson, which highlights the impact of the pandemic on the careers of women scientists. Work and work-life boundaries were disrupted for many… Find Out More
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Awarded Catwalk Institute Fellowship
March 21, 2022
painting of a Hudson River landscape (public domain) and portrait of Sue Johnson
Professor of Art Sue Johnson has been awarded a fully funded summer residency fellowship by the Catwalk Institute, which is a retreat for art making, collaborative projects and scholarly discourse in New York State’s Upper Hudson Valley. Resident fellows are selected through a highly competitive… Find Out More
Political Science Professor Todd Eberly publishes new book, "The Trump Effect"
March 1, 2022
book cover of The Trump Effect: Disruption and Its Consequences in US Politics and Government, edited by Steven Schier and Todd Eberly.
Professor of Political Science Todd Eberly is co-editor with colleague Steven Schier on a new book titled "The Trump Effect: Disruption and its Consequences fin US Politics and Government" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022). 
Prominent scholars of American institutions, politics and public policy… Find Out More
Compositions by Professor of Music David Froom to be Performed Throughout Coming Weeks
January 24, 2022
David Froom
Professor of Music David Froom's recent compositions will be featured eight times in the coming weeks.
First is the world premiere of his "Canzoni di Notte," a clarinet concerto, performed as the winner of the Riverside Orchestra's national competition, at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 5. 
Riverside… Find Out More
David Froom’s Music Performed, Reviewed
December 7, 2021
David Froom pictured
David Froom’s work, “Shades of Red” was performed by the 21st Century Consort in Washington D.C. on December 4.  The concert received a warm review in the “Washington Classical Review,” which can be found here: 
https://washingtonclassicalreview.com/2021/12/05/21st-century-consort-p…
 
Professor Grossman served as an Organizer & Facilitator for QUEST Workshop
June 28, 2021
Josh Grossman
Josh Grossman, professor of physics, served on the organizing committee and facilitated sessions at the Quantum Undergraduate Education & Scientific Training (QUEST) workshop held virtually June 3-4. 
Quantum Information Science & Technology (QIST) is beginning to transform computing,… Find Out More
New Publication for Professor of History Christine Adams
June 9, 2021
Christine Adams
Professor of History Christine Adams, who was an Andrew W. Mellon fellow at the Newberry Library as well as a fellow of the American Council on Learned Societies (ACLS) this past academic year, has a new release in the peer-reviewed online journal Age of Revolutions. The paper, co-authored with… Find Out More
New Audible.com Release for Jennifer Cognard-Black
June 1, 2021
Audible book cover for Books That Cook
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and 2020 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, has a new release on Audible.com. Her lecture series, "Books That Cook: Food and Fiction," is an Audible Original, produced by The Great Courses, with whom Cognard-Black has… Find Out More
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