José Magro talks with his Spanish students at the University of Maryland about language and power, sprinkling his lectures with snippets of hip-hop. Three decades ago, mic in hand in Madrid clubs, he did the reverse, injecting his hip-hop with antiracist and anti-fascist political messages as part of one of Spain’s most influential rap groups.

H-1B: Transfer in to UMDOnce you receive an offer letter, the department will submit an H-1B request to ISSS in iTerp.An ISSS advisor will reach out to you and the department to schedule a kickoff meeting to review the H-1B process and your immigration history.

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.

The general emergency number in the United States is 911. You can use this number anywhere in the United States to reach the police department, the fire department, and to call for emergency medical services, like an ambulance.University of Maryland Police DepartmentPocomoke Building (007), 7569 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20742

It’s graduation day. When Paulina Leder ‘23 walks across the stage, four years of late nights studying history, conversations in German, and term papers in French come to a close in a singular handshake from the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) and the flash of a graduation photographer’s camera. Leder has joined the ranks of other fearless alumni of one of the top 50 global universities in the world. Her first order of business? One more international exchange with her alma mater.