• Natural Lands Project meadows provide habitat for pollinators.
    A Growing Landscape
    At nearly 1,000 acres and growing, the Natural Lands Project has received a $536,000 state grant to create 125 acres of meadows, 38 acres of wetlands, and 38 acres of forest at Conquest Beach Preserve on the Chester River.
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  • Lonnie Bunch greets Jada Aristilde ’21 at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American Histor...
    Making History

    Lonnie Bunch, who in 2017 received an honorary degree from WC in recognition of his efforts to create the landmark National Museum of African American History and Culture, has become the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution. And when Bunch shared the news with museum staffers, a Washington College student was there to congratulate him.


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  • (L to R) Jillian Curran ’23, Sarah Neumann ’20, and Kimberly McCollum, WC lecturer in music, in seated zazen at Th...
    A More Mindful Community

    Through a special topics course on Japanese Buddhism, students are learning the value of mindfulness and meditation to help them better navigate the stresses of college and life.


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  • Chester River at sunset
    Celebrate the Chester
    The Chester River defines the character of Washington College as a sailing lane, outdoor lab, and reliable muse for poets. Read what students, faculty, staff, and alumni treasure most as they share their river stories.
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  • (L to R) Holly Schaffer ’21, Assistant Professor of Education Sara Clarke-Vivier, Colin Levi ’21, and Kayla Mehrte...
    Three for Crooked Tree

    When a WC alumnus learned about a faculty member’s project at a museum in Belize, he jumped in to fund three students’ travel there this summer as part of a global field experience in education.


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  • Caitlin Donovan ’19
    Health Justice For All
    Sociology major Caitlin Donovan ’19 is headed to Duke University School of Law.
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