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St. Mary’s College Named a 2017 Best College Value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2017. St. Mary’s College is ranked among the top 100 on the list of best values in public colleges for both in-state and out-of-state value. Introduced in 1998, Kiplinger’s rankings highlight public schools, Find out more »

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Ranked Sixth Best Public Liberal Arts College in U.S. News & World Report

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked as the nation’s sixth best public liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report’s “2017 Best Colleges” released online Tuesday, Sept. 13. St. Mary’s College also ranks 99 on the national liberal arts colleges list, public and private, and 10 in best colleges for veterans. “As one Find out more »

St. Mary’s College Announces Eight for Athletic Hall of Fame of 2016

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Director of Athletics and Recreation Scott Devine announced Monday morning the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2016. This year’s class features eight worthy individuals – the largest class in the 26-year history of the Hall of Fame. Four of the newest eight members – Tyson Lesesne ’08 (Edgewood, Md.), Emily (Smithson) Moore ’09 (Richmond, Va.),David Find out more »

Sociology Professor Louis Hicks Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Award

Louis Hicks, professor of sociology, is a summer scholar awardee for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on American Veterans in Society. The institute will be held in July at Virginia Tech. Hicks is co-editor of a two-volume book, “The Civilian Lives of U.S. Veterans: Issues and Identities,” slated for publication in December Find out more »

Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Work at Awards Convocation

On April 22, 2016, five faculty were recognized for their outstanding work as part of the annual Awards Convocation. The awards and the recipients are as follows: The Homer L. Dodge Award for Outstanding Service was established in 1985 by the late Norton Dodge, who served on the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College Find out more »

Hannah Lewis (’16) wins prestigious Jefferson Fellowship

Hannah Lewis, a physics major who graduates this year, has been awarded one of the most highly selective merit graduate fellowships in the nation. The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia selected Hannah as one of 12 Jefferson Fellows to receive full funding to pursue graduate studies in the Graduate School of Arts Find out more »

Jennifer Cognard-Black’s latest anthology wins book award

Jennifer Cognard-Black’s anthology, From Curlers to Chainsaws: Women and Their Machines (Michigan State University Press, 2016), has won Independent Publisher’s 2016 Gold Award in the “Anthologies” category. The Independent Publisher Book Awards contest is in its 20th year and holds contests in 80 national categories.

Arbor Day Foundation honors St. Mary’s College with 2015 Tree Campus USA recognition

St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been honored with 2015 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. “Students are eager to volunteer in their communities and become better stewards of the environment,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Participating in Tree Find out more »

St. Mary’s College designated conference champion in EPA’s green power challenge

Today, St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized it as an Individual Conference Champion of the 2015-16 College and University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the Capital Athletic Conference. Since April 2006, EPA’s Green Power Partnership has tracked and recognized Find out more »