10 for TEN: Hallie Williams '95
Hallie Williams '95, founder of Right Next Door, discusses his advice for starting a journey in entrepreneurship. With vast experience working with new and seasoned...
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News & Stories
Keep up with your fellow alumni through spotlights, Q&As and more! Read inspiring stories, professional advice and exciting updates from your fellow fearless alumni. You may even find an old friend or story that reminds you of the great times you spent here at The University of Maryland.
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Danilo de Sousa Nhantumbo, M.A. ’18, and Chris Light ’92 ‘93 are both entrepreneurs, working in their respective fields to improve life for others.
Let Your Light Shine - The Holistic Life Foundation's Promise
While most of us go through life trying to figure out our place in the world, it’s the people that look to inspire positive change in others that we remember most fondly.
As...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneuer Award Winner Roy Schwartz '98
When Roy Schwartz ’98, MBA ’01 co-founded the online news website Axios in 2016, he was guided by a singular mission: articles would be 250 to 500 words, and bullet points would...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneuer Award Winner Adriana Avakian '12
Whether you’re asking Google for driving directions or enabling your computer’s spam filter, artificial intelligence – or AI – is an indispensable part of life. The idea that...
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneuer Award Winner Seema Alexander '00
In working with hundreds of growth-focused entrepreneurs and CEOs around the world, Seema Alexander ’00 starts with two simple questions: “Why does your business exist?” and...
Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Anthony Sartori '18
The depth of the mental health crisis for students, from elementary school all the way through college, terrifies Anthony Sartori. He lived it himself.
Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Olivia Owens '14
For the last five years, Olivia Owens did it all at IFundWomen, a funding platform for women-owned businesses and the people who want to support them with access to capital,...
10 for TEN: Adam Emral Shaool
Founder of Thick-N-Thin Brewing Co, Adam Emral Shaool ’04, talks about bringing craft beer to Western Maryland. Read more to learn about his mission and what advice helped him...
10 for TEN: Madinah James '98
Founder, CEO and Creative Consultant for MNJ Media Consulting, Madinah James ’98 discusses her take on diversifying domestic and international news. Below, she discusses how she...
UMD Alumni Network: Building Dreams with Marshall Fitzgerald
The University of Maryland is no stranger to producing graduates with big dreams. And Marshall Fitzgerald's story to successful Terp Business Owner is no different.
Mohammed Sillah ’03 - Happy Monday, A Vice Cream Parlor: An ice cream cart for adults!
Mohammed Sillah ’03 is the owner of Happy Monday Vice Cream. He is a class of 2003 Communications graduate of the University of Maryland College Park and was inspired to start...