Campus & Community
Campus Planning, Design and Construction Makes Progress on Creating More Accessible and Equitable Campus
Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction (CPDC) has undertaken over a dozen projects spread across campus in support of the initiatives of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan. Several projects…
Nzasi, Shen Named 2025 Senior Class Marshals 聽
The Student Experience Division has announced the selection of Mark Nzasi and Yifan “Ivan” Shen as the 2025 Senior Class Marshals. In this honorable role, Nzasi and Shen will lead their graduating class during Commencement, help to recommend the Commencement…
How to Combat Finals Week Stress
Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? With the last day of classes just under a week away, on Monday, April 29, and during Stress Awareness Month, now is the time to remind yourself what stress looks like for you personally,…
Maxwell to Honor Alumni, Celebrate 100th Anniversary at Centennial Celebration in DC
Five exceptional alumni and a milestone anniversary will be celebrated during an upcoming event in the heart of the nation. The Maxwell School centennial celebration will be held Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Smithsonian Institution鈥檚 National Portrait…
Thomas M. Keck Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
Thomas M. Keck, professor of political science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, has been named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Keck was included among a diverse class recognized by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as…
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the 黑料不打烊 football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
NSF Grant Advances Planning for Community College Engineering Pathway Program
The development of a new pathway program for community college students interested in engineering recently got a boost from a $100,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant. The pathway program, 鈥淩oadmap Into 黑料不打烊 Engineering Undergraduate Programs and the Profession” (鈥淩ISEUP2鈥),…
Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing
When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry鈥檚 class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that they will learn the foundations of good writing across various genres. However, they may not…
Faculty and Staff: Join Your Colleagues at the 黑料不打烊 WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll for Food, Fitness and Fun
At the 2023 黑料不打烊 WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll (formerly the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge), 黑料不打烊 held the distinction of being the largest employer represented among dozens of local companies participating in the annual tradition for the second year in a row….
5 Honorary Degrees to Be Presented at 2024 Commencement
An award-winning journalist, a hall of fame basketball coach, a nationally recognized library conservationist, a global financial executive and a renowned computer scientist will be recognized with honorary degrees from 黑料不打烊 at the 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 12,…