Katie Hood, chief executive officer of the One Love Foundation, will deliver the keynote address during commencement ceremonies for Washington College’s Class of 2021. Under her leadership since 2014, the…
Chestertown, MD – Acclaimed documentarian Stanley Nelson is joining a virtual discussion about Freedom Riders, his 2010 documentary about the hundreds of civil rights activists who challenged segregation in interstate…
Colleen Sundstrom has her B.A. in History and her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she was also adjunct faculty before taking other…
Two New Trustees Bring Business Expertise to Board of Visitors and Governors The Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington College has welcomed two new members to its ranks: Hugh…
Chesapeake Heartland & Kohl Gallery Announce Opening of New Virtual Exhibit by Jason Patterson: On the Black History of Kent County and Washington College Opening and Artist Talk is Culmination…
Shakespeare expert and published author Dr. Scott Newstok – the 2020 Sophie Kerr Visiting Scholar – will deliver a live virtual lecture titled “How to Think Like Shakespeare” on Monday, October 19….
Washington College has experienced a period of financial stress for some time, due to parallel declines in enrollment, revenue per student and total revenue. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Washington College today officially announced the plan for the upcoming spring semester, which includes bringing about 450 students back to campus, initially continuing with online learning — with the possibility…
Washington College is hosting a special online panel discussion titled “Taking Stock of the 2020 Election: How Gender, Race and Ethnicity Will Shape the Presidential Race”, and that looks ahead…
Washington College has been ranked higher on both the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s Best Colleges in America list – coming in at No. 189 – and U.S. News &…
Michael Harvey, the John S. Toll Associate Professor of Business Management, has been named to a three-year term as Interim Provost and Dean of Washington College. As the Interim Provost…
August 3, 2020 To Washington College Students and Families, I am writing to provide an update on Washington College’s plans for the Fall 2020 semester and to inform you of…
Washington College will offer a series of online seminars to the public, starting July 20, to make young job seekers more competitive in a tough employment market. The Competitive Advantage…
TO: Washington College Faculty & Staff After thoughtful deliberation and discussion, the Board of Visitors and Governors and President Landgraf have agreed not to extend Kurt’s employment contract with the…
Mary Sprague, a 21-year-old English major from Ellicott City, Maryland, has won the 2020 Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary prize in the nation. She was among six finalists…
Six Washington College seniors were selected as finalists for the Sophie Kerr Prize in literature, worth $63,537.65. The winner will be announced in a virtual ceremony this Friday, May 15, at…
Washington College President Kurt Landgraf announced today another series of measures aimed at allowing the College’s undergraduates to successfully complete their studies online by May 2020 while simultaneously attempting to…
As federal, state, and local governments put into place increasingly stringent measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Washington College is doing what we can to safeguard the health and…
In order to help manage the spread of COVID-19, Washington College has cancelled all sports competition and practices for the remainder of the spring season. This decision was made in…
We have reported to the Kent County Health Department that a Washington College student who has traveled out of state to an area with confirmed cases of community-transmitted COVID-19 is…