{"id":949,"date":"2017-07-19T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:36:25","slug":"meet-our-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/admissions\/meet-our-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-949\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-949-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-949-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-949-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Learn from the <strong>best<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-949-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"big-text\"><a class=\"view-link vp-s\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/omVNJ3wyGFc\">Our professors<\/a> guide, steer, mentor, and empower our students as they engage with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/lead\/\">LEAD initiative<\/a>. Then, after you choose the path that fits you - faculty will challenge and support you within any of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/majors-minors-concentrations\/\">58 Academic Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"highlight-box navy big-text\">As the National Public Honors College, St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland has faculty that are the best in their field. <strong style=\"text-transform: uppercase; color: #f3c10d;\">Ninety-EIGHT percent<\/strong> of them hold the <strong style=\"text-transform: uppercase; color: #f3c10d;\">highest attainable degree<\/strong> in their discipline. Furthermore, <strong style=\"text-transform: uppercase; color: #f3c10d;\">FORTY (40)<\/strong> have been the recipients of prestigious <strong style=\"text-transform: uppercase; color: #f3c10d;\">Fulbright awards<\/strong> - some multiple times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-949-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-949-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-949-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Faculty <strong>News<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-949-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"3\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Our accomplished faculty remain active in their fields so they can share that experience with you in the classroom.<br \/>\n<div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-container\"><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/asst-prof-ortega-presents-lsa-conference\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/03\/JOrtega.jpeg.webp?itok=eMisYdmt\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>Asst. Prof. Ortega Presents at LSA Conference<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/basaran-writing-fellow-virginia-center-creative-arts\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/03\/betul-pic-copy.jpg.webp?itok=Hhb9Vv5-\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>Ba\u015faran a Writing Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts <\/h3><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-feed-horizontal-row\"style=\"width:33.333333333333%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/alex-stornelli-25-publishes-research-article\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/convert_to_webp_only\/public\/news\/2026\/03\/Image_20241116_114225_598.jpg.webp?itok=FEmW3Ml3\" alt=\"\"><\/div><h3>Alex Stornelli &#039;25 Publishes a Research Article<\/h3><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-949-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/news\/category?field_news_post_category_target_id=251\"target=\"_blank\">Discover more stories on InsideSMCM<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our professors guide, steer, mentor, and empower our students as they engage with our LEAD initiative. Then, after you choose the path that fits you &#8211; faculty will challenge and support you within any of our 58 Academic Programs. 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