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The leaders of Kent County Public Schools, Washington College, and Queen Anne’s County Public Schools sign the new memorandum of understanding.

Partnerships Renewed and Deepened with Local School Districts

08/19/2026

Washington College signed a memorandum of understanding with Kent County and Queen Anne’s County school districts to continue to build opportunities that benefit current teachers, teachers in training, and public school students.

Cecilia Johnston ’27 looks at patent models in one of the Hagley museum’s storage areas

Patently Rewarding Internship

08/17/2026

Business major Cecilia Johnston ’27 gained database management experience at a museum sharing the history of American industry through an Explore America internship.

portrait of Caddie Putnam Rankin, founding dean of the Warehime School of Business

Inaugural Dean Appointed for Warehime School of Business

08/05/2026

Caddie Putnam Rankin, associate professor of business management, has helped lead the process of designing the school’s mission, composition, and curriculum over the past two years.

Mary Clymer '27 interns at the Maryland Anxiety Center

Practicing for a Future in Clinical Counseling

08/04/2026

Throughout her time at Washington, Mary Clymer ’27 has used internship experiences to determine and empower her career trajectory

covers of the five books nominated for the 2026 George Washington Prize

Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize

07/28/2026

Finalists to Appear in Conversation at Mount Vernon on August 20.

Emma Sager ’27 (left) and Amanda Campino ’28 (right) are spending their summer interning at the Brookings Institution

Explore America interns spend summer in D.C. at Brookings Institution

07/23/2026

Emma Sager ’27 and Amanda Campino ’28 are spending their summer in Washington, D.C., interning at the think tank’s Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative housed within the Governance Studies program.

placeholderstudents learning about oysters during the Bay Science & Solutions conference

Bay Science & Solutions Expands to Two Summer Conferences for High School Students

07/22/2026

Washington College Center for Environment & Society welcomes 32 students for its third year of immersive environmental learning

Olivia Calvert '27 (center) with the other members of the Abilities United executive board

Advocacy in Action

07/21/2026

Student builds a career path while advocating for others and the environment.

portraits of Melinda Rath and Satyajit Dattagupta

New Members Join Board of Visitors and Governors

07/10/2026

Two members joining in 2026-27 have previous ties to Washington College, and three members are completing their service.

Most of the authors of “Media and Information Literacy as Civic Practice” pose in Hynson-Ringgold House

New Book by Nearly 30 Washington Faculty Members Leads the Way on Teaching Civic and Information Literacy

07/06/2026

Joint effort organized by co-directors of the Cromwell Center on Teaching and Learning use courses taught at the College to illustrate ways faculty can prepare students to be citizen leaders by helping them build their media and information literacy.

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