The ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony at Hood College’s renovated, $7.2 million Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons Wednesday was complete with oversized scissors and overjoyed remarks by college president Andrea Chapdelaine.
Hood College received $25,000 from the Delaplaine Foundation to assist in renovating the third floor of Rosenstock Hall into the Delaplaine Foundation Multimedia Center.
Hood College received $3.4 million from the Hodson Trust to support student scholarships and the renovation of the college's library and learning commons, according to a recent press release.
The James N. Khoury Memorial Prize in English was established in 2020 by Michael and Pauline Khoury in memory of their son James Khoury, ’15, who passed after being struck by a drunk driver while tending to his disabled car in September 2019.
A fund for future teachers has been established at Hood College in memory of Margaret Motter.
Ron Wiafe, Ed.D., was recently appointed Hood College’s new dean of students, beginning January 2021.
While many major universities and colleges across the country had to revert back to online learning mid-semester due to outbreaks of COVID-19 cases, schools within Frederick County found more success.
Hood College received $25,000 from the Delaplaine Foundation to assist in renovating the third floor of Rosenstock Hall into the Delaplaine Fo…
Hood College received $3.4 million from the Hodson Trust to support student scholarships and the renovation of the college's library and learn…
The James N. Khoury Memorial Prize in English was established in 2020 by Michael and Pauline Khoury in memory of their son James Khoury, ’15, …
A fund for future teachers has been established at Hood College in memory of Margaret Motter.
Ron Wiafe, Ed.D., was recently appointed Hood College’s new dean of students, beginning January 2021.
While many major universities and colleges across the country had to revert back to online learning mid-semester due to outbreaks of COVID-19 …
Hood College’s Dean of the Graduate School, April Boulton, Ph.D., was accepted to be a part of the Council of Graduate School’s workshop progr…
U.S. News & World Report ranked Hood College in four major lists in the north region: No. 17 in Best Value, No. 28 in Best Undergraduate T…
Hood College Assistant Professor of Sociology Simone Kolysh was awarded a Purdue University Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excell…
Hood College plans to launch a new Bachelor of Arts degree in sustainability studies, according to a recent press release.
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Frederick County Public Schools recently launched a new series called “Vision 2020” to air on FCPS TV.
Olivia White, vice president for student life and dean of students at Hood College, will retire later this year after more than 27 years at the college.
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Hood College has received funding to collaborate on a research project focusing on lobster larvae in Maine.
Six senior nursing students at Hood College are putting their education to work for their own school.
Hood College has resumed operations after a student tested positive for COVID-19 late last week, which sent the entire campus into a shelter-i…
Elizabeth Atwood, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism at Hood College, wrote “The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison, America’s First Fema…
Following one student testing positive for COVID-19, Hood College instituted a shelter-in-place order Sunday night that will last at least 72 hours.
Hood professors receive Governor’s Emergency Education Relief grant
Hood College senior Caylee Winpigler was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Ausherman Family Foundation.
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Hood College received the gold award from the Healthiest Maryland Businesses Wellness at Work Awards Program during a recent online symposium.
The Williams Observatory at Hood College will soon become a museum and visitors center, thanks in part to a nearly $16,000 grant.
Eleven Hood College students were awarded scholarship money for an opioid PSA video they created for a Maryland state-wide challenge.
As the start of the fall semester for many educational institutions creeps closer, many colleges and universities are making final decisions o…
The Graduate School at Hood College will be hosting a lunchtime Admission Café interactive webinar from 12:15 to 12:55 p.m. Wednesday. This fr…
The counseling program at Hood College has received a $2.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Delaplaine Foundation Inc., has awarded Hood College’s Frederick Food Security Network $7,500 in COVID-19 emergency funds to hire two agricult…
The following students earned awards at Hood College's Honors Convocation ceremony in the spring. From Frederick: Bailee Brown, George G. Klei…
The following local students made the dean's list for the spring semester at Hood College: Ryan Bellafiore, Troy Phillips, Jennifer Slick and …
The following local students graduated from Hood College in May: Jenna Simmons, Adamstown, master’s in reading specialization. From Brunswick:…
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread and schools were closed and events canceled, one group of students felt the impact especially hard.
Hood College will assist county educators in training for online learning in anticipation of distance learning continuing this fall, the colle…
Mel Zuberi, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing at Hood College, was elected president of the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educator…
Samantha Brandt was disappointed by the unexpected way the last two months of senior year at Hood College went due to the coronavirus pandemic…
Hood College's commencement ceremonies for the class of 2020 were scheduled for Saturday, May 16. Due to COVID-19 however, the college will no…
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