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University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines will join global higher education leaders at the Universitas 21 Annual Network Meeting and Leadership Summit hosted by the University of Glasgow April 20–23, 2026.The event brings together Presidents, Vice-Chancellors and Senior Leaders from Universitas 21 (U21), a global network of 31 leading research universities, to strengthen partnerships and advance international collaboration in research and education.

Daniel Lee knows what it feels like to arrive somewhere unfamiliar and find your footing. As an international graduate student from South Korea pursuing a Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs and international education policy, he came to the University of Maryland carrying what he describes as "a little bit of imposter syndrome."Lee’s experience navigating U.S. higher education, and learning how to see his international perspective as an asset helped shape global learning at UMD and who it is designed for.

In October 2025, early-career researchers and doctoral students from U21 member institutions and a policy leader convened in Dublin for the biannual Universitas 21 Health Research Exchange (U21HREx) symposium. Chaired by Dr. Negin Fouladi of the University of Maryland (UMD), the U21HREx network brings together participants from UMD, the University of Birmingham and University College Dublin as a growing global community of practice.

By COMM StaffCOMM Lecturer Lamia Zia has been awarded one of the honorable and prestigious International Affairs Fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for 2026–2027!

UMD students achieved their strongest performance to date during a highly competitive national cycle. 46 UMD students received a total of $140,500 during a highly competitive national cycle.

What can one phone call do? For University of Maryland Professor Kerry W. Tripp, it launched a partnership that has now connected hundreds of students, spanned two continents and reshaped how faculty think about international collaboration.