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Washington College Again in Top 15% of Schools Nationwide

08/18/2025

The Princeton Review’s “Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition” recognizes the College in a number of categories including ranking Washington #22 in the “Professors Get High Marks” category.

portrait of interim President Bryan Matthews '75

Washington College Names Interim President

08/18/2025

A 1975 graduate of the College, Bryan Matthews has worked at Washington for more than 25 years throughout his career, serving in roles in athletics, admissions, student affairs, and the president’s office.

Peyton Baldwin '26 stands in front of a display about NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Internship Support Let Student Explore Science Communications

08/14/2025

Double major Peyton Baldwin ’26 was intrigued after a job shadow at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. A summer internship at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration let her learn more.

Kat Esposito at an archaeology field school dig

Field Hockey Star Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

08/11/2025

Four seasons playing field hockey, three summers spent on an archaeological site, and seven semesters as a high-achieving Washington College student have paid off for Kat Esposito ’25. She was awarded a $10,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and accepted into a doctoral program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Jeremy Cress '27 welds and cuts sheet metal as part of his internship at the Washington College Innovation Plant and the Hip Hop Time Capsule project.

From Studio Art to Metalworking: One Student's Summer of Surprising Passion

08/06/2025

A student joined the Hip Hop Time Capsule project at Washington College’s Innovation Plant seeking creative opportunities and found a new calling in metalworking, connecting art, history, and community along the way.

Alex Trabold '23 searches through records at the Maryland State Archives.

Alex Trabold '23 Finds His Calling in the Archives

07/31/2025

A Starr Center "Explore America" opportunity led to a vital role at the Maryland State Archives, connecting people to their past and solving historical puzzles.

Students at Washington College's Young Historians summer conference outside the historic Custom House in Chestertown, MD.

A Summer of Immersion for High Schoolers

07/28/2025

Summer conferences from all three Centers of Excellence had students out in the field engaging in history, writing, conservation, and more.

Prepped for Success

07/28/2025

Washington’s premedical program, led by medical sociologist Libby Yost, ensures students stand out as candidates for medical schools.

The 2025 Hip Hip Time Capsule interns outside the Washington College Innovation Plant.

Hip Hop Time Capsule Evolves, Painting a New Future for the Washington College Innovation Plant

07/22/2025

A vibrant mural and a youth-driven vision for 800 High Street emerge as the latest iteration of the unique program for high-schoolers fosters art, skills, and community engagement.

Cover of the summer 2025 Washington College Magazine showing Kentavius Jones

Musical Mentor

07/17/2025

Kentavius Jones ’04 M’15 is the executive director at Talbot Mentors, a youth organization that focuses on empowering young people by building strong mentoring connections. Read about his journey, and how he continues to embody the liberal arts ethos, in the new summer issue of Washington College Magazine.

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