Communications

Our university gives us so many reasons to be proud. Internationally-ranked academic programs. Amazing artists and groundbreaking researchers. Award-winning faculty. Extraordinary and caring staff. Together, we are channeling our collective excellence to take on the grand challenges of our time.

My fellow Terrapins, More than 25 years on campus, and I’m still energized by that first-day-of-school feeling. I hope you can feel the buzz of excitement emanating from The Clarice to the Discovery District, from RecWell to the Chapel Lawn. Have you ...

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the use of race as a factor in the college application review process violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. While we do not yet know the full impact of this decision on our admission practices, we do know that our already-unassailable commitment to a diverse and inclusive campus must strengthen and grow within the bounds of the law. Our Enrollment Management team and campus administration have been preparing for this moment, and we are confident in our path forward.

We are thrilled to share that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that the University of Maryland has been awarded ~$40M in funding for the Shuttle-UM fleet under the FY23 Low-No Grants Program.

From admissions to assessment, academic integrity to scholarly research, university operations to disappearing jobs, 12 professors, administrators, and writers—including President Darryll Pines—answer the question: How will AI change higher education?

Dear University of Maryland Community, The Maryland General Assembly concluded its 445th legislative session last week, continuing its strong commitment to higher education, campus initiatives and infrastructure. On behalf of our students, faculty ...

The University of Maryland, along with campuses and advocacy organizations across the nation, will spend the month of April recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

I am already looking forward to one of the greatest honors I have as president of this university: celebrating the tremendous accomplishments of our graduates at our campuswide commencement ceremony. And today, I could not be more thrilled to announce that our 2023 Commencement Ceremony speaker is journalist Gayle King ‘76.

The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area shared its findings as part of the 120 Initiative, a joint effort started by University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and George Mason University President Gregory Washington last June that put together a group of more than 100 experts together to come up with ways to bring down firearm-related deaths.

Carving names of trailblazers into the landscape of our campus is one way that we pursue inclusive excellence. Today, we take that progress a step further and announce the name of our newest academic building on campus and home to the School of Public Policy: Thurgood Marshall Hall.