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University of Maryland Opens New Disability Center

The University of Maryland (UMD) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have announced the creation of the Center for Transition and Career Innovation for Youth With Disabilities, which will help youth and students with physical and intellectual disabilities transition from an educational to a workforce setting. The new center will be located in Maryland’s College of […]

August 1, 2018

Sports

New Maryland Athletic Director Finds Redemption

Damon Evans was officially named the full-time athletic director at the University of Maryland after serving as the interim since October 2017, when his predecessor Kevin Anderson announced he was taking a six-month sabbatical before ultimately leaving the school altogether.

June 26, 2018

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Renowned Historian Ira Berlin Dies at 77

History teachers and mentees at higher education institutions across the nation expressed regrets and sorrow this week over the passing of one of their most noted peers—Dr. Ira Berlin, the renowned history professor who dramatically enhanced American appreciation and understanding of the role of slavery in America.

June 7, 2018

Asian American Pacific Islander

Report: Asian American Electorate Marginalized

Unless political candidates and their operatives more consistently and aggressively mobilize the Asian-American electorate and steer them into voter registration, the impact of this racial group at the polls will remain limited. So says a professor in response to an eyebrow-raising new study.

May 29, 2018

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School Officials Recommend Revoking Cosby’s Honorary Degree

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Officials with the University of Maryland, College Park, have recommended revoking Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian’s sexual assault conviction. University spokeswoman Katie Lawson tells The Baltimore Sun the decision by the school’s committee on honorary degrees will be sent to the University System of Maryland office for Board of […]

May 10, 2018

Sports

Maryland Begins Search for New Athletic Director

Speculation over the Terrapins’ search for the next athletic director has intensified following the resignation of Kevin Anderson last Friday.

April 17, 2018

News Roundup

Former VP Al Gore to Deliver Commencement Speech at University of Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver the commencement address this spring to graduates at the University of Maryland. The school announced Monday that Gore will address the College Park campus May 20 during graduation ceremonies at the Xfinity Center. In a news release, university President Wallace Loh cited Gore’s ability […]

April 4, 2018

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Legacy of Black Scholar-Activist is Topic of Forum, New Book

Colleagues and friends discussed the legacy of scholar and civil rights activist Dr. Ronald Walters in a forum this week in connection with the recent publication of a new book about his life by Dr. Robert C. Smith.

March 29, 2018

News Roundup

Bill Would Require Stronger Campus Hate-Crime Reporting

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s public colleges and universities would be required to develop stronger policies for reporting and documenting campus hate crimes and bias incidents under a measure introduced in the General Assembly on Friday in response to the stabbing of a Black Bowie State University student at the University of Maryland. Democratic Delegate Angela […]

January 28, 2018

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Receives $220 Million Donation

An alumnus broke records at the University of Maryland on Wednesday when his foundation gifted the institution with $220 million dollars.

October 4, 2017

Students

University of Maryland Gets $220M Gift for More Scholarships

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — To help double need-based scholarships, the University of Maryland is getting a $220 million gift from the foundation of a billionaire alumnus whose own education was made possible by a scholarship. The university announced the gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation on Wednesday. Clark, who hitchhiked from […]

October 4, 2017

Students

Congressman Plans Bill to Push Colleges to Deal with Hate Crimes

In an effort to clamp down on hate crimes on campus, Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, announced plans to introduce a bill that would deny federal financial aid to colleges and universities that don’t develop adequate plans to respond to hate crimes.

August 31, 2017