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title: New UMD President Steps Into The Job Amid Crisis (NPR)
date: 2020-06-11T03:00:00-04:00
author: Mei Lu
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# New UMD President Steps Into The Job Amid Crisis (NPR)

*June 11, 2020* — by Mei Lu
Originally appeared on NPR

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with President Darryll Pines about beginning his role in the middle of the pandemic and economic crisis.

<div>[<span>Listen to the interview on NPR.org</span>](https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/875311221/new-umd-president-steps-into-the-job-amid-crisis)</div>