Campus & Community
Libraries Plans Migration to New Integrated Library Services Platform
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries will upgrade to a new integrated library services platform in the summer of 2024. The current library system, Ex Libris’ Voyager, which has been in service since 1997, will be replaced by Ex Libris’ cloud-based Alma platform….
Addressing Belonging Among Neurodiverse Students, ‘Dialog’ Wins No Code Design Sprint
Dialog, an application to increase a sense of belonging on campus for students with disabilities, won the fast-paced, seven-day No Code Design Sprint, hosted by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), and School of Education…
‘There is a Place for You Here’: Recruiting Local High School Students for Physics Lab Internships
To second-year environmental engineering major Emma Kaputa, one good turn deserves another. As a student in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City School District (SCSD), she was chosen for a six-week summer program that allows high schoolers to work as paid interns in…
$1.5M Grant Expands Study of ‘Pay to Stay’ Fees for Incarcerated Individuals
Gabriela Kirk-Werner, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is among a trio of researchers who have received a $1.5 million grant from Arnold Ventures to analyze the relationship between the prison system, politics and…
University Named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for US Students for Second Consecutive Year
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. students. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the…
Valentine’s Day Stories From the Military-Connected Community
Building a long-lasting and meaningful relationship, especially a romantic one, takes a lot of time and effort. Even more so when trying to maintain a relationship while serving in the military. A few of the University’s married military-connected couples shared…
Celebrating #OrangeLove for Valentine’s Day
There is no love like #OrangeLove! This Valentine’s Day, we are celebrating by sharing the stories of some sweet orange lovebirds.
Postdoctoral Scholars Play a Unique and Valuable Role at the University
Postdoctoral scholars are unique campus community members in an uncommon space. They are continual learners, but they’re far from being students. As full-time researchers, they work in many different academic disciplines, hoping to produce new knowledge alongside faculty mentors, laboratory…
Higher and Higher: L. Hazel Jack G’24 Continues to Elevate Career in Academia Through Doctoral Studies
The path that ultimately led L. Hazel Jack G’24 to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to pursue a doctoral degree in higher education from the School of Education was set in motion on Sept. 11, 2001. Jack was working in the airport advertising…
Catherine Herrold Receives Award to Study Locally Led Development in Serbia
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2023 University of Maryland Do Good Institute and Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)…