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Math Professor Reimagining Learning:Meet Qendrim Gashi

The UMD Global STEWARDS program welcomed its newest cohort of graduate student fellows this month. The 10 new Global STEWARDS Fellows come from four UMD schools and colleges (SPH, AGNR, AEED and CMNS).

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 3, 2024 — The University of Maryland has awarded nonresidential fellowships to two distinguished Ukrainian scholars, through the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Nonresidential Scholars Program, supporting critical research projects focused on “Preservation and Restoration” in the context of Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia.

Stacy Kosko shares her story as a founding faculty member of Maryland Global’s Global Classrooms program.

Ashley Chau ‘25, lead Peer Research Mentor in First Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE) shares her research work to preserve local dialects of the Chinese language, which are rapidly becoming extinct.

“I’m so glad I [studied abroad] during my freshman year because it helped me choose a concentration within my major that focuses on biodiversity and conservation—things I got to experience firsthand on the trip.”