Sophie Kerr Week 2026 featured three exceptional events celebrating writing careers and opportunities at Washington College. The week began Monday, February 2nd at The Egg with a Campus Publications panel moderated by Collegian Editor-in-Chief Sheri Swayne, where student leaders from The Collegian, The Elm, The Pegasus, and The Washington College Review shared insights into their editorial processes and how to get involved with on-campus publications. On Tuesday, February 3rd, alumna Amy Rohn '18 returned to the Rose O'Neill Literary House to discuss her career journey to Simon & Schuster's Sales department in a conversation moderated by English professor Dr. Charles, offering students a glimpse into the publishing industry's work environment. The week concluded Wednesday, February 4th at Decker Theater with the prestigious Richard L. Harwood Lecture in American Journalism, delivered by John J. Harwood, an accomplished journalist who has covered the White House, Congress, and national politics for over three decades and interviewed every president from George H.W. Bush to Joe Biden, a fitting tribute to his father Richard L. Harwood's legacy of exacting reporting with a poetic touch and his deep connection to Washington College as trustee, journalism advisor, and adjunct professor.