--- title: "UMD's Darryll Pines talks about returning to campus — and the cross-Potomac friendship that helped him through his first year as president (Washington Business Journal)" date: 2021-09-02T03:00:00-04:00 author: Mei Lu canonical_url: "https://president.umd.edu/news/umds-darryll-pines-talks-about-returning-campus-and-cross-potomac-friendship-helped-him" section: News --- # UMD's Darryll Pines talks about returning to campus — and the cross-Potomac friendship that helped him through his first year as president (Washington Business Journal) *September 2, 2021* — by Mei Lu > Darryll Pines embarked on his first year as president of the University of Maryland in College Park during a time that could only be summed up as uncertain. The aerospace engineer and professor is part of a noteworthy class of higher-ed pandemic presidents in Greater Washington. Originally appeared in the Washington Business Journal Darryll Pines embarked on his first year as president of the University of Maryland in College Park during a time that could only be summed up as uncertain. The aerospace engineer and professor is part of a noteworthy class of higher-ed pandemic presidents in Greater Washington.
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