English and American Studies professor receives Cromwell Award for Innovation in Teaching

By Victoria Gill-Gomez News Editor Dr. Alisha Knight, associate professor of English and American Studies, was…

Washington College History Project seeks to find, acknowledge, and reconcile the College’s legacy of racial injustice

By Erica Quinones News Editor Interim President of the College Dr. Wayne Powell introduced the campus…

“Talbot Boys” statue glorifying Confederate soldiers needs to be toppled

By Nia Anthony Elm Staff Writer What do Christopher Columbus, Silent Sam, and Albert Pike all…

“Chestertown Unites Against Racism” and paints two street murals together

By MacKenzie Brady Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Sept. 12, the Chestertown community came together on High Street…

Patrick Henry Fellow Dr. Judith Ridner traces histories of ethnic stereotyping through material culture

By Erica Quinones News Editor The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience announced…

WC should do more to confront its history of slavery

By Nia Anthony and Alaina Perdon Elm Staff Writers As soon as you step foot on…

Students spend summer working on virtual internships

By Emma Russell Student Life Editor Not even a pandemic can keep the Washington College students…

Dear Diary: keeping up with the [contagious] times

By Olivia Montes Elm Staff Writer It is a severe understatement that we are living within…

Trump rolls back on Social Security for citizens with disabilities

By Emmy Wiest Elm Staff Writer History threatens to repeat itself as the Trump administration reveals…

Frederick Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon contributes to archive

By Abby Wargo Editor-in-Chief Washington College students became historians for a day during last week’s transcribe-a-thon…