Skip to main content
Wide-angle view of McKeldin Library with lens flare.

News

Maryland Global News

  • Alyssa Taylor (right) poses with a friend for a selfie.

    The Unexpected Perks of Studying Abroad: South Korea

    Alyssa Taylor ‘24 shares her experience and the unexpected benefits of studying abroad in South Korea during the 2022-23 academic year.

  • UMD Scholars visit a school in Cuba

    UMD-Led Study Abroad Program in Cuba Celebrates 10 Years

    The chance to build cross-cultural relationships and engage in dialogue is a hallmark of the program. Although the Cuba program is marking one decade as a UMD-led, graduate-level experience, its success in building solidarity and fostering intellectual interchanges between Cuban and U.S. educators and scholars goes back to 1994.

  • Image lockup of KNU and UMD logos.

    Symposium Recap: Global Classrooms Students Excel in the Face of War, Displacement

    On April 29, 2024, Global Classrooms course “Borders and Memory Making in Times of War” hosted their end-of-year symposium, showcasing student projects developed across borders and time zones, amid a global conflict.

  • Six New Global Public Health Classrooms Courses to Launch Through 2026

    Six New Global Public Health Classrooms Courses to Launch Through 2026

    Global Learning Initiatives, the Global Health Initiative and the School of Public Health's DEIAB team announce recipients of $10K grant to develop and implement new virtual global exchange through 2026.

  • Kate Spanos dances in a sparkly, multicolored jumpsuit

    Dancing Beyond Borders: Kate Spanos Shares Her Story

    A lifetime of dancing around the world defines the work of Maryland faculty fellow Kate Spanos (Ph.D. ’16), non-profit founder and now first-time author. She specializes in dances of resistance, which allow communities to have their voices heard in a way that transcends speech. Through her travels to Montserrat in the Caribbean, Ireland, and Brazil—she’s seen the power of these dances to resist subjugation and build community firsthand, and she’s sharing this knowledge on campus and off.

  • Sophia Wooden '24 poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

    The Case for Study Abroad as Career Development

    Sophia Wooden ‘24 shares her experiences interning in Paris, France at the Aeffe S.p.A. showroom.


Maryland Global Newsletter

Subscribe to the Maryland Global newsletter for the latest news, opportunities and events related to global learning, research and partnership at the University of Maryland. Distribution occurs monthly during the fall and spring terms.

Subscribe to the Maryland Global newsletter

View past editions.


University News

construction worker works on stoplight

Ready, Set, Glow: Campus Core Gets First Traffic Signal

Device Is First of Three Installed in Preparation for Purple Line
View Article Ready, Set, Glow: Campus Core Gets First Traffic Signal
collage of receipt, court documents, photo of two women and red string connected by red pushpins

Criminal Calculations

How Students in UMD’s Forensic Accounting Club Helped Crack a Murder Case
View Article Criminal Calculations
Illustration of stick-figure family on a piece of paper that is ripped in half

Study: Divorce Hurts Children’s Long-term Earnings, Increases Chances of Teen Births, Time in Jail

Economists Analyzed Data on 5M American Kids to Quantify Outcomes
View Article Study: Divorce Hurts Children’s Long-term Earnings, Increases Chances of Teen Births, Time in Jail
Back to Top