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portion of cover of “Debating Transcendence: Creatio ex nihilo and Sheng Sheng

Asking the Biggest Questions

09/10/2026

Philosophy professors Bin Song and Peter Weigel published three books at the end of 2025, sharing the results of years of study.

portrait of Robert Donnelly ’27 in a lab

Eureka!

09/08/2026

Robert Donnelly ’27 accidentally discovered a molecule new to science while interning at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

Title screen of video with text “Washington Insider: Media and Information Literacy as Civic Practice with Sara Clarke-De Reza and Meghan Grosse

New Washington Insider Series Focuses on Faculty Expertise

09/03/2026

The first season of the video interviews will feature Washington College authors who contributed to a 2026 book detailing how fundamental information literacy skills can and should be taught to enable students’ lifelong civic engagement.

portrait of Stephany Slaughter

¡Lights, Camera, Acción!

09/02/2026

Emmy Award-winning producer (and college professor) Stephany Slaughter ’94 directed a new documentary on Michigan’s agriculture that is winning accolades at film festivals. 

President Bryan Matthews speaks at the podium

Class of 2030 Welcomed, Alumni Honored

08/28/2026

The Fall 2026 Convocation officially opened the academic year and featured a keynote from this year’s distinguished teaching award winner.

Professor Emerald Andrews and Imogene Nuss '28 explore the math of quilting

Piecing Together Mathematical Understanding

08/27/2026

To prepare for professor Emerald Andrews's Math of Quilting course, Imogene Nuss '28 spent the summer as s Toll Research Fellow, learning about foundation paper pieceable quilts.

Noah Gibson '27 (right) and professor Quin Hu work on computational chemistry research

DREADD-filled Summer Research

08/20/2026

Noah Gibson ’27 and professor Quin H. Hu spent the summer exploring DREADDs in computational chemistry research in the John S. Toll Research program.