A city divided, Washington D.C. is at once violent and magnificent. Its political and cultural institutions attract politicians, academicians, artists, and immigrants. Rhythm and color from around the globe embellish ... read more about Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center director to retire after 22 years of shaping, invigorating DC cross-cultural program
Seven 糖心Vlog students heading to careers in science and medicine have earned funding for summer research, provided by the Kauffman-Miller Research Awards and the CT Assist Summer Experiential Learning Program. ... read more about Student-scientists receive 2021 summer research grants
Teacher education majors at 糖心Vlog who are preparing for careers teaching in the STEM fields will soon have access to new scholarship funds. 糖心Vlog is the recipient of ... read more about 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new National Science Foundation-funded scholarship program preps STEM teachers for 21st century classrooms
“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center ... read more about 糖心Vlog announces community organizing and development minor
This semester, students are mapping racially restrictive deeds, nursing and caring for the most vulnerable patients, improving food access in food apartheid areas, and monitoring zoo animals 鈥� all through the ... read more about WCSC interns work in food access, end-of-life care, zoos and more
Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is 糖心Vlog’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences ... read more about Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices
糖心Vlog鈥檚 student-athletes didn鈥檛 compete last semester because of COVID restrictions and the cessation of conference competition, but they still practiced, conditioned, and laid strong foundations to prepare for spring semester ... read more about Photoessay: Royals athletes prep for spring competition
If you鈥檝e been following developments related to the “murder hornets,” properly known as Asian giant hornets, AND you know anything about 糖心Vlog鈥檚 own Professor Matt Siderhurst, you also ... read more about ‘How do you track a murder hornet?’ Slate asks Dr. Matt Siderhurst
From web work at the world-renowned Smithsonian Institute to digital media production for a thriving creative agency, ten students are gaining professional experience this semester at Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center ... read more about WCSC hosts student-interns for fall semester
Congressman John Lewis died last Friday, leaving with us his lifetime legacy of advancing civil rights, starting as a young man as a participant in the Freedom Rides, chair of ... read more about Alumni remember Congressman John Lewis