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St. Mary’s, an institution more than 175 years in the making, is a public honors college steeped in the tradition of the liberal arts. There are only two such institutions in the country and we are the ‘senior statesman.’

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President Jordan Among Maryland’s Top 100 Women
March 24, 2023
Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan
For her outstanding leadership in her profession and in the community, St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, PhD was named to the Daily Record’s 2023 Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

“The 2023 Maryland’s Top 100 Women are trailblazers. They are professionally successful, serve as… Find Out More
President Jordan Visits Bryn Mawr College for Advancing Inclusive Excellence Series
March 23, 2023
Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, PhD, visited Bryn Mawr College Thursday, March 23, for the launch of its new Advancing Inclusive Excellence series. President Jordan will be joined by President Emeritus of the University of Maryland, Freeman Hrabowski, PhD. 

The two… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda Jordan Named COPLAC President-Elect
July 28, 2022
President Jordan standing in her office
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan has carried the College’s core values with her as a member of the executive committee for the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), to which she was recently named president-elect earlier this summer.

“I am honored for the… Find Out More
President Jordan Delivers Keynote at Benjamin Hance Marker Unveiling
November 3, 2021
President Tuajuanda Jordan delivers keynote address outside of the Leonardtown Jail museum
St. Mary's College of Maryland was proud to take part in A Celebration of Justice & Equity, Benjamin Hance Marker Unveiling on Monday at the Leonardtown Jail Museum. 

The marker commemorates Benjamin Hance, a young Black man from Leonardtown who is the only documented lynching victim in St.… Find Out More
President Jordan Invited as Program Faculty Member for Academic Leadership Institute
August 18, 2021
President Tuajuanda C. Jordan
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was an invited program faculty member for the  inaugural Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) residential program that took place earlier this month in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Jordan served on the session “Lessons in Leadership:… Find Out More
President Jordan Presents at annual meeting of the  American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
January 17, 2024
President Jordan in white blazer
President Tuajuanda C. Jordan along with four colleagues in higher education administration presented, “Preserving Inclusion Work in Polarized Environments: A Case Study” and led a group discussion during the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) held… Find Out More
President Jordan delivers Keynote at Deans’ Institute
September 28, 2023
Portrait of President Tuajuanda C. Jordan
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan gave the keynote address during the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) Virtual Deans’ Institute Tuesday, Sept. 26.

During her remarks, “Leadership: A Calling that Just Cannot be Ignored,” President Jordan spoke of her journey… Find Out More
United East Commissioner Stephanie Dutton Presents 2022-23 Presidents' Cup to St. Mary's College of Maryland
September 18, 2023
AD Gibson, Commissioner Dutton, President Jordan with the Presidents' Cup trophy
United East Commissioner Stephanie Dutton visited the St. Mary's College of Maryland campus on Friday, September 15 for the presentation of the 2022-23 Presidents' Cup.

The Presidents' Cup annually recognizes the athletic achievements of its members. The Presidents' Cup is determined by a scoring… Find Out More
President Jordan Leads COPLAC
September 1, 2023
President Jordan
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan aims to harness collective strengths and join national discourse on the value of higher education in her first year as president of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), to which she began her two-year term on July 1.  … Find Out More
Statement from St. Mary's College of Maryland on Supreme Court Decision - June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023
SMCM Seal
Statement from St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. The University of North Carolina and
SFFA v. Harvard

St. Mary’s College of Maryland remains committed to diversity, access and affordability as part of our mission to provide a rigorous and fulfilling educational… Find Out More
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