St. Mary’s College students and faculty traveled to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Accepted students are invited to present their undergraduate research from a variety of disciplines. After a competitive review, three St. Mary’s College students were awarded the opportunity to share their research and academic Find out more »
Professor of Spanish Joanna Bartow Published
Professor of Spanish Joanna Bartow, recently had a scholarly article published, titled “Herencias del terror de estado y del consenso: hijas perversas en ‘Árbol genealógico’ de Andrea Jeftanovic y ‘Pájaros en la boca’ de Samanta Schweblin,” in the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (Liverpool, 2018) In English the title is: “Inheritances of State Terrorism and Consensus: Perverse Find out more »
Asst. Prof. Guzman organized panel to present at International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association
Ximena Maria Postigo Guzman, assistant professor of Spanish, has organized a panel of scholars to present “Indigenous practices as strategies of empowerment and self-determination in the Andean Bolivia” at the upcoming International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association to be held in Barcelona, Spain.
Laine Doggett, Professor of French, Presents Paper at Conference
Laine Doggett, professor of French, organized a session and presented “Cultivating Habits of Mind in a Course on Medieval and Early Modern Learning” at the Southeastern Medieval Association conference in Charleston, S.C., in November.
Katie Gantz, Professor of French and Associate Dean of Faculty, Invited Speaker at Biannual Conference
Katie Gantz, professor of French and associate dean of faculty, was an invited speaker at the biannual conference, “From Crisis Management to Innovation: Reimagining the Role of World Languages in the 21st Century.” The title of her talk: “Speaking Fluent Admin: Communicating the Value of World Languages in Times of Institutional Change.”
José Ballesteros Publishes Anthology of Latinx Poetry
José Ballesteros, Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts, published the first anthology of Latinx poetry of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The anthology, “Knocking on the Door of the White House,” was curated and co-edited by Ballesteros and showcases the work of more than 20 D.C.-based poets and numerous translators. The anthology includes the translation work Find out more »
Ertman Published Based on His Research at Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Psychology and international languages and cultures (Chinese) major Benjamin Ertman ’18 has authored a paper with Eduardo Romano, senior research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. Ertman interned under Romano at the institute over the summer of 2016 where he was tasked to conduct basic research including data manipulation and initial tabulations Find out more »
Professors Coleman and Ballesteros Involved In Publication Inspired by Prince
Jeffrey Coleman, associate professor of English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, edited a special issue of The Delaware Poetry Review, “‘This Thing Called Life’: Poetry Inspired by the Music and Spirit of Prince.” The issue was released Friday, April 21, one year after the artist’s death. There are 32 contributors including Cacayo (pseudonym of Find out more »
Student Julian Erville Advances to Final Round of the Jiangsu Cup
Julian Erville ’17 will represent St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 6, at George Washington University in the final round of the Jiangsu Cup, a Chinese speech contest open to undergraduates and graduate students in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area who have studied Chinese. Students whose native language is Chinese are not eligible Find out more »
Refugees in Germany and Europe Exhibit
Associate Professor Anne Leblans and the students in her German classes created an exhibition regarding Syrian refugees in Europe and Germany. The show opened on April 28, and continues to be featured in the Upper Commons of Montgomery Hall. The exhibition includes photographs, descriptions, and interviews of the refugees, and focuses upon the experiences of Syrian refugees fleeing a Find out more »