Winter Classics

Summer Academy Provides High School Students with a Taste of the St. John’s Experience
Nov 26, 2025, 10:15 AM
Three week-long sessions of the Great Books program in Annapolis and Santa Fe balance academic rigor with college tradition and community.
Richard D. Weigle Essay Prize Recipient Lia McGrath (SF25) Weighs in on Set Theory, Visualization, and Knots
Nov 20, 2025, 1:15 PM
McGrath’s post-baccalaureate work at Smith College is the latest stage in her long-term interest in math, which began during high school and deepened throughout her four years at St. John’s.
Why Reverend Dr. Hector Humphreys, the College's Fifth President, Was a Quintessential Johnnie
Nov 14, 2025, 6:00 PM
Whitney Bixby (A25) spent last summer working as a post-graduate archival intern in the Greenfield Library. While rehousing Humphreys' personal papers, she came to know the early St. John's leader not just as a figurehead but as a passionate interdisciplinary scholar.
St. John’s Annapolis Made Musical History in the 1960s Thanks to Woody Guthrie—and Two Talented Johnnie Roommates
Nov 7, 2025, 5:30 PM
Glenn Yarbrough (Class of 1953), who went on to achieve renown with his band The Limeliters, and future Elekra Records founder Jac Holzman (Class of 1952) were midway through the Program and sharing a room in Pinkney Hall when they attended a transformative on-campus concert.
Halloween in Annapolis is a Spooky Affair, Thanks to the Spirits of St. John’s College
Oct 29, 2025, 1:00 PM
Many individuals have passed through St. John’s College Annapolis, but several are said to have never left. Whitney Bixby (A25) recounts their bone-chilling tales.
Novelist Salvatore Scibona (SF97) Weighs in on Reading Woolf, Writing Fiction, and the Authority of Imagination
Oct 24, 2025, 11:45 AM
"Really, there’s no education in skimming at St. John’s. There’s something like the opposite of that."
St. John’s Annapolis Class of 1975 Gives Back to Alma Mater
Oct 17, 2025, 2:00 PM
Bob Tzudiker, Matthew DeBacker, and Jim Jarvis all live in different states, but they remain committed to bad jokes, good friendships, and their St. John's cohort, which celebrated its 50th anniversary at Fall Homecoming.
American University in Dubai President Kyle Long (AGI10) Learned How to Ask Questions—and Seek Answers—at St. John’s College
Oct 14, 2025, 5:00 PM
St. John’s Annapolis was Long's first stop in a peripatetic path from Maryland to the Middle East and beyond. But the Program served him not as a stepping-stone so much as a cornerstone.
How a Classic Liberal Arts Education Set Aviral Chawla (SF22) Up for Success in a Cutting-Edge STEM Field
Oct 13, 2025, 5:00 PM
Aviral Chawla (SF22), who is a PhD student in complexity science at the University of Vermont’s Complex Systems Institute, credits his undergraduate education for not only preparing him for rigorous graduate work but for helping him thrive in an interdisciplinary field.
An Annapolis Johnnie’s Deep Dive into the Greenfield Library’s Rare Euclid Collection
Oct 11, 2025, 5:00 PM
“Euclid's Proposition 47: Comparing Editions of the Elements,” on display in the Greenfield Library through January 2026, is co-curated by Johnnie intern Whitney Bixby (A25).