News & Stories

February 23, 2021

Friday Five: Spaced-Themed Movement Challenge Honors Jeanette Epps (M.S. ‘94, Ph.D. ‘00)

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in...

February 19, 2021

Friday Five: Inauguration of Darryll J. Pines

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in...

February 17, 2021

An English Major Goes High-Tech

As a University Park elementary school student taking part in a research team in UMD’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL), Emily Rhodes Fritz ‘13 didn’t know she was building...

Alumni Spotlight

February 15, 2021

When Terrapins Connect: Passing the Torch

Fresh off her UMD graduation and four-month internship at the U.S. Department of Defense, Hawa Anthony ’18 was ready to start her technology career.

Alumni Spotlight

February 13, 2021

Around the World and Still in Love with Maryland

Ray ’70 and Kim ’70 Ferrara’s love story has taken them to 70 countries and all seven continents, but they wrote the earliest chapters at the University of Maryland.

Alumni Spotlight

February 11, 2021

Friday Five: A New Vision for College Park

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in...

February 10, 2021

A Terp Family Affair

The first time Wendy Olaitan ’07 met her future husband, Bernard Olaitan ’11, in September 1998, she wasn’t quite ready for a relationship.

Alumni Spotlight

February 08, 2021

From Video Gaming to Marriage

After several months of living together, getting to know one another’s dishwasher-loading strategies and the exact degree at which they each liked the apartment’s temperature...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Love Stories

February 04, 2021

Friday Five: Black History Virtual Tour

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in...

February 03, 2021

Terp Insights: We Are Judging You – Do You Care?

The Evil Queen may have been interested in being the fairest of them all, but we live in the real world. 

Alumni Spotlight

February 02, 2021

2020 Alumni Survey Results

The results are in! Find out what Terps had to say, and how we’re already using your input. 

February 01, 2021

Financial Literacy Tips for Recent Graduates with John Gillick ‘15

John Gillick ‘15 majored in accounting at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and found a passion for helping people manage their finances.

Alumni Spotlight