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The Washington Post

“In 1902, a remarkable and charitable house opened in a part of Southwest D.C. known as Bloodfield”

Saturday, February 12, 2022, By Lily Datz

Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, professor of history in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Washington Post story “In 1902 a remarkable and charitable house opened in a part of Southwest D.C. known as Bloodfield.” Lasch-Quinn, author of the book “Black Neighbors:…

Health & Society

Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play

Friday, February 11, 2022, By Matt Michael

Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…

STEM

Women in Science Day Profile: Biomaterials Engineer Developing Smart Materials of the Future

Thursday, February 10, 2022, By Daryl Lovell

Scientist Mary Beth Browning Monroe is developing materials for healing the human body that could make a tremendous difference in life or death situations. These biomaterials—easy to use and highly effective—could control bleeding within wounds, especially critical in instances where…

Campus & Community

Hendricks Chapel Is Alive With the Sound of New Music

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, By Delaney Van Wey

A world-premiere performance is a big deal for a composer. “It’s the first time you get to hear your piece performed live in front of an audience, which is an exhilarating experience. It’s really the debut of your creative output,”…

Campus & Community

Light Work Presents the 2022 Art Photography Annual

Wednesday, February 9, 2022, By Cjala Surratt

Light Work announces the 2022 Art Photography Annual exhibition of photographs by seniors in the Department of Film and Media Arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibition runs through Thursday, March 10, at Light Work, located…

Campus & Community

Message from Student Experience Division Leadership

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We are writing this evening to address events that occurred on our campus today. Because of federal student privacy laws, we are limited in what we can share, but communicating directly with our community is…

Campus & Community

Celebration Shows Important Role Students Play in Research on Campus

Tuesday, February 8, 2022, By Matt Michael

If you want to learn more about the meaningful work that’s being done at Falk College, the Falk Student Research Celebration is a great place to start. It certainly was for Sara Vasilenko, an assistant professor in the Department of…

Campus & Community

Maxwell School Remembers Peter T. Marsh: ‘Gifted Teacher, Accomplished Scholar’

Monday, February 7, 2022, By Jessica Youngman

In his 33 years as a Maxwell faculty member, Peter T. Marsh penned several books that reflected his research interests, including church history and 19th- and 20th-century Great Britain. Among them, a biography of British politician and social reformer Joseph…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 18th Annual Transitions Ceremony; Welcomes Nic Stone as Keynote

Monday, February 7, 2022, By Shannon Andre

The WellsLink Leadership Program, a nationally recognized academic and leadership excellence program for first-year students of color, invites the campus community to the 18th Annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 11. The ceremony is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m….

Campus & Community

CLASS Assistant Director Co-Authors International Standards for Tutor Training to Help Students Succeed Even When They Doubt Themselves

Friday, February 4, 2022, By Ellen de Graffenreid

Samantha Trumble began her career as a secondary school teacher seeking to help her students overcome their fear of the subject she loved most–mathematics. Trumble never imagined that she would draw on this experience, years later, to conquer her own…