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  • UMD-Spring Break: Spain: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela/Saint James Way students pose in front of the shrine of St. James.

    Redefining Pilgrimage: The Journey to Santiago de Compostela

    Spanish and Portuguese Lecturer Ginette Alomar Eldredge and the 11 students in her study abroad program trip spent spring break 2024 in Spain on a cultural pilgrimage.

  • 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.


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