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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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403 students participate in 2019 Commencement Ceremony at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
May 13, 2019
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors Colleges, graduated 403 students with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees on Saturday, May 11, outdoors on the campus’ Townhouse Green.

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Professor of Anthropology Julia A. King Earns St. Mary’s College President’s Trailblazer Award
April 23, 2019
Pictured: (L-R) St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan, Professor of Anthropology Julia A. King, Charles County Board of Commissioners President Rueben B. Collins II, and Michael Sullivan, local developer and entrepreneur.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan presented the 2019 President’s Trailblazer Award on Thursday, April 18, to Julia A. King, professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

 

“When I created the Trailblazer Award in 2015, it was inevitable that Julie King… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents the Inaugural Mulberry Music Festival – Act 1
April 19, 2019
Jason Nelson pictured
St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents the inaugural Mulberry Music Festival – Act 1, featuring chart-topping gospel recording artist Jason Nelson and a diverse lineup of local musicians, on Friday, June 14, 2019, from 6-9 p.m. on the College’s Townhouse Green. The event is free of charge and open… Find Out More
SMCM Students Explore Tropical Marine Ecology at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
April 16, 2019
SMCM students in Belize pictured
Lauren Swam '19, Isaac Hersh '19, and Colin Cassady '19, recently had a firsthand experience studying marine ecology on the coral reefs of Belize. Interviewed for The Naturalist Podcast (http://www.naturalistpodcast.com/the-naturalist-podcast-episode-27-on-carrie-bow-cay-with-lauren-isaac-and-colin… Find Out More
Tayo Clyburn Announced as Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer
April 11, 2019
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St. Mary's College of Maryland has appointed Tayo Clyburn as vice president of diversity and inclusion/chief diversity officer. He will join St. Mary’s College in July 2019 and will report directly to President Tuajuanda C. Jordan.  

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President Tuajuanda C. Jordan Named a 2018 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
March 27, 2019
President Jordan pictured with Margaret Hamburg, AAAS president at the time of the annual meeting and current AAAS Board of Directors Chair
 

St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was named a 2018 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She was presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday… Find Out More
Firm RE:site Selected to Design A Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland at St. Mary’s College
March 11, 2019
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St. Mary's College of Maryland is proud to announce the artist selected to design A Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland is the design firm RE:site led by founders Norman Lee and Shane Allbritton.

 

“RE:site’s striking and thought-provoking design truly captures the purpose of… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Students and Faculty Travel to Antigua and Barbuda to Study its History, Culture
February 19, 2019
President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was hosted by Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, in Antigua Nov. 5-6, 2018. Here she is pictured with His Excellency (center), Lady Williams (left), and Barbara Paca, O.B.E., cultural envoy (right).
Several students and two faculty are traveling to the West Indies this week for the Antigua and Barbuda Governor General’s Seminar on Historic Preservation as part of a recent partnership between St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the Office of the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda.

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President Jordan Attends ATI Presidential Summit
February 15, 2019
Group photo of all attendees of the ATI Presidential Summit
On Feb. 5, President Jordan joined nearly 100 presidents and provosts from across the nation at the 2019 American Talent Initiative Presidential Summit, working to advance the common goal of increasing college access and success for students regardless of income. ATI seeks to enroll 50,000… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents Novelist Jamaica Kincaid
February 8, 2019
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The Office of the President presents writer, novelist, and professor Jamaica Kincaid on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. Part of the Presidential Lecture Series, the event is free of charge and open to the public but… Find Out More
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