McDaniel College student actors perform in “Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really,” Kate Hamill’s darkly comic reimagining of the classic Bram Stoker novel about survival, systemic power, and ultimate revenge. Performances are Thursday, Oct. 1–Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. on the WMC Alumni Hall Mainstage. The production is directed by Gené Fouché, assistant professor and department chair of Theatre Arts.
From The Princeton Review to U.S. News and World Report, McDaniel College continues to earn recognition among the nation’s top colleges and universities. McDaniel also earned a spot in The Princeton Review's inaugural “Great Outdoors” Students Get Outside” ranking.
Six students who participated in McDaniel's Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Program presented at MathFest, the annual summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. Ellie Riggs, an Applied Mathematics major, Sophia Braun, a Mathematics and Computer Science major, and Wera Schroeder, a Mathematics and Biology major, earned notable poster awards for their research presentations.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Derrick Darby delivers the annual Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Titled "Hip Hop, Philosophy, and the (Broken) Social Contract,” Darby draws inspiration from legendary hip-hop icons Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Kendrick Lamar, and others. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. in McDaniel Hall's Coley Rice Lounge and is free and open to the public.
Alumni couple Bryson and Carol Popham, both members of the Class of 1973, have created the Mildred R. Popham and Carol L. Popham ’73 Scholarship for Teaching and Human Services for eligible Glen Burnie High School graduates who attend McDaniel. Beginning with the 2027-28 academic year, scholarship funds will be available to up to four eligible Glen Burnie High School graduates each year.
McDaniel's Political Science department hosts a lecture featuring U.S. Congressman Johnny "Johnny O" Olszewski Jr. in celebration of Constitution Day on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. in Coley Rice Lounge, McDaniel Hall. It is free and open to the public.
McDaniel College announces new full-time faculty members beginning tenure-track appointments in Business Administration, Cinema, Computer Science, Counseling, Nursing (B.S.N.), Occupational Therapy, Political Science, Sociology, and Speech-Language Pathology.
Update: Carroll County Teacher of the Year Emily Brynes M.S. ’24, who earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, has been named a finalist for the 2027 Maryland Teacher of the Year.
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