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title: "Op/Ed: Seizing First Impressions (Inside Higher Ed)"
date: 2021-09-30T03:00:00-04:00
author: Mei Lu
canonical_url: "https://president.umd.edu/news/oped-seizing-first-impressions-inside-higher-ed"
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# Op/Ed: Seizing First Impressions (Inside Higher Ed)

*September 30, 2021* — by Mei Lu
> President Pines made it a priority on his first day as the current president of our university to find a way for new Terps to know what being a Terrapin means from day one, no experience required. And through our work over the past year, we’ve determined that a critical part of this goal lies in first impressions.

Originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed

President Pines made it a priority on his first day as the current president of our university to find a way for new Terps to know what being a Terrapin means from day one, no experience required. And through our work over the past year, we’ve determined that a critical part of this goal lies in first impressions.

<div>[<span>Read the original article on Inside Higher Ed</span>](https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/09/30/why-and-how-colleges-should-create-strong-first-impressions-opinion)</div>