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Group photo of the inaugural Economics Leadership Council

ECON Establishes New Leadership Council

Former Congressman Barney Frank, NYT Columnist Thomas Edsall to Headline Fishlinger Family Lecture at UMD

GEOG Researcher Addresses Agricultural Burning in Ukraine

Stigma, Stress and Chronic Illness

Portraits of five women interviewed by the researcher

Their Stories Have Not Been Told

ECON's Peter Murrell Discusses Britain Leaving the EU on NPR's Planet Money

BSOS Wins Big on Giving Day!

Myanmar in the Time (and Space) of Malaria

Cartoon character of a bill being hoisted into the air by a donkey hoof and elephant foot. Illustration by Jason Keisling.

Majority Party Rules? Maybe Not.

Upcoming Events

Mar 25 Mar 25

MPRC Seminar Series: Danny Schneider

Mar 26 Mar 26

embraceRace@UMD

Mar 27 Mar 27

Gibran Chair Symposium

Mar 27 Mar 27

Fishlinger Family Lecture featuring Barney Frank

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Byron Macfarlane, GVPT, ‘05

When he was the speaker of the legislature for the University of Maryland Student Government Association, Byron Macfarlane (’05 GVPT) had no idea he would soon become one of the youngest

Alexis Carpinteri (CCJS ‘93)

Ever since she was 10 years old, Alexis Carpinteri knew she wanted to work for the FBI.

Charles Mitchell GVPT MA ’84

Charley Mitchell (GVPT ’84) had always been interested in U.S.

Sagen Kidane SOCY/CCJS Senior

When Sagen Kidane was applying to colleges, she did not think she would end up ten minutes from her Prince George’s County home at the University of Maryland.

McAdams Leadership Award Recipient- Maggie Fritz, ENSP, Junior

Maggie Fritz, a junior environmental science and policy major with a concentration in politics and policy, received the Katherine McAdams Leadership Award at the College Park Scholars annual award

Pattison Award for Creativity Recipient- Megan McClure, PSYC, Junior

At the annual scholars award ceremony in September, junior psychology major Megan McClure received the Beth & John Pattison Award for Creativity for her work educating students at Prince George