Frederick, Md.–A mini-D.C.
Many of us here on campus have experienced the awesomeness of downtown Frederick. But for Hood students or for the locals it wasn't always the go-to place to hang out…
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Hood College Prepares for Inauguration of 12th President Debbie Ricker, Ph.D., on Oct. 18
FREDERICK, Md., — Hood College will celebrate the inauguration of Debbie Ricker, Ph.D., as the College’s 12th president on Sunday, October 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the Hodson Outdoor Theater on the College’s campus in Frederick, Md. The inauguration…
Happy Diwali at Hood
Candlelight, vibrantly colored attire and even dancing transformed Hood’s Multicultural suite on October 29 as students, staff and faculty celebrated Diwali. The purpose of Hood’s inaugural Diwali was to share…
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Recent Alumni Provide Career Advice to Students
On Oct. 6, recent Hood alumni provided students and guests with valuable advice on internships, their job experiences and shared the importance of their Hood education. Panelists included Graduate School…
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Afghan IT Students at Hood Make the News
"For Aria Kazim and Maryam Faiz, Hood College’s information technology program offers what they rarely had as undergraduates at Kabul University: real hardware, actual software." Read more here.
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New Kiln Gets Fired Up
On September 15, graduate students Jenna Gianna and Marcus Davis along with undergrad Janet Greer unloaded work they fired over the weekend in one of the Ceramics program’s newly constructed…
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Welcome Receptions: U.S. and Nine Other Nations Represented
Graduate School faculty and staff welcomed new students at two receptions on August 20. The International Students Orientation was attended by students from nine nations: Saudi Arabia, Ghana, China, Nepal…
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Afghan Women Sponsored at Hood
The Allemall Foundation, along with Hood trustee Susan Whaley ’74, established the Afghan Women Scholarship fund for graduate study at Hood College in 2012. Foundation leaders Ed and Cathy Scott…
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Death Cafe Enlightens Thanatology Student
Nikki Moberly is an executive with Cisco, a hospice volunteer and bereavement team member. In her spare time she serves on the board of contributors for the Frederick News-Post and…
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Grad School Mentor's Company Celebrates 10th Year
Frederick, MD-based ImQuest BioSciences, a leading pre-clinical contract research and development company that evaluates the potential of new and novel pharmaceutical products, marked its tenth year on June 10 with…
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Present and Past Professors and Alum Collaborate on Books
This spring, Emilie Amt, Hildegarde Pilgram professor of history at Hood, published two books. The first is a collection of translated medieval texts entitled The Crusades: A Reader, Second Edition…
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