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George's Free General Store stocks free meals for Washington College community.

College Launches Campus Food Recovery Program in Response to SNAP Cuts

11/18/2025

A new pilot program provides fresh, free, prepared meals 24/7 to any student, staff, or faculty member facing food insecurity and expands food waste initiatives on campus.

The Isaac Mason Escape Site, which now houses the Kent Cultural Alliance, is now on the National Parks Service's Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Eastern Shore’s Isaac Mason Escape Site Officially Added as Underground Railroad Network Destination

11/14/2025

Chestertown ceremony honors freedom seeker’s legacy, Mason’s descendants presented with citation by Gov. Moore.

Joro spider research at Washington College in Maryland.

Professor Requests Public's Help to Track Invasive Jorō Spiders in Maryland 

11/11/2025

Baltimore & Eastern Shore residents asked to help Washington College spot and record species’ expanding population.

Justin Looper ’26 with a spotting scope over his shoulder standing in a field at the River and Field Campus.

The Early Birder Gets the Data

11/04/2025

Student interns contribute to an important and timely study of bird behavior.

crowd gathers for discussion on the causes consequences of banning books

'Fighting for the Right to Read' Focuses on Causes and Consequences of Book Bans

10/30/2025

Hillel, the Department of Education, Library and Academic Technology, and the Holstein Program in Ethics partner for public program on book banning.

2025 Homecoming Weekend at Washington College

Homecoming Weekend Fuels Optimism and Campus Spirit

10/27/2025

Games, parties, and adventures brought together generations of Washington alumni, students, and families.

Caelan Scott '27, Emily Stiles'27, Sophia Clarke '29, Victoria Barnett-Woods, Ella Kozlowski '27, Julianna Nelson-Gaudette '28 attend the ASCES Conference at Washington College.

The Global 18th Century Comes to Chestertown

10/21/2025

Washington College students present original research alongside 80 scholars from Yale, Harvard, and 60+ institutions at national conference.

Bryan Matthews, Washington College interim president; Anne Pyne, Vice Regent for New York; GW Prize Winner Tyson Reeder; James Basker, Executive Director of Gilder Lehreman

George Washington Prize Awarded to Tyson Reeder for Serpent in Eden

10/17/2025

Washington College, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History present one of the nation's largest literary prizes.

A still shot from the film “Dear Mom” featured in John Jarboe's The Rose Garden Green Room.

Kohl Gallery Presents The Rose Garden Green Room, a Collaboration with Artist John Jarboe

10/15/2025

Stage performance, public programming, and generative workshops round out semester-long partnership with the Philadelphia -based artist and performer.

Daniel May holds a petri dish of pollen samples during research for his latest paper published in Frontiers in Microbiology.

Faculty Research Reaches Global Stage

10/13/2025

Over a dozen recent major scholarly publications and presentations underscore the deep and varied intellectual commitment of Washington College's faculty.

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