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Taylor-Omaree Smith named as BSOS Student Commencement Speaker for Winter 2019

Carbon Emissions Increase Slightly Worldwide, Decrease in US in 2019

Nipun Kottage, 2019 alumnus who received degrees in anthropology and biochemistry

ANTH Alumnus Named 2020 Rhodes Scholarship Finalist

Professor John Townshend Named as AAAS Fellow

Alumnus A.J. Pruitt Named as Mitchell Scholar

Senior GVPT Major Luise Beltran Rey gives a speech at he Philip Merrill Scholars luncheon

BSOS Students Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Torrey Smith carries the ball for the Maryland Terrapins football team

Pursuing His True Purpose: Torrey Smith on Life After Football

Catherine Nakalembe doing field work in Uganda

GEOG’s Nakelembe Honored for Work to Improve Food Security in East Africa

Be Our Guest: Sharing Our Thanksgiving Table

Upcoming Events

Dec 13 Dec 13

An Evening at the Kennedy Center

Dec 18 Dec 18

Webinar: Shedding the "Wait"

Feb 7 Feb 7

NACS Seminar: Dr. David Leopold

Feb 7 Feb 7

NACS Seminar: Dr. David Leopold

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Hilary Sandborn, ANTH & GEOG '21

"It’s a small field that nobody knows about, and there’s so much potential...

Elonna Jones, GVPT '20

Senior Elonna Jones makes it look easy: a government and politics major; Black women’s studies minor; Honors stude

Megan Springate, ANTH MA '15, Ph.D. '17

Finding a Place in History: Anthropology Alumna Documents LGBTQ Heritage Sites for National Park Service

Singleton McAllister, GVPT & AASD, ‘75

Although she majored in African American studies and government and politics during her undergraduate career at the University of Maryland, Singleton McAllister is excited to share her kn

David Schaeffer, ECON ’75

To hear alumnus David Schaeffer describe his days at the University of Maryland, you might believe he was just an average, bookish student with varied interests

Eric Luedtke, GVPT '02

“There are as many ways to make a difference as there are people in the world,” says Eric Luedtke, a Maryland State Delegate and the Spring 2019 commencement speaker for the