‘Our Democracy is in Very Good Hands’ Aug 8, 2024 From helping to organize a town hall for Vice President Kamala Harris to programming a Spanish voter ID chatbot and recruiting dozens of new poll...
Two $100,000 Gifts Support Maryland Democracy Initiative Aug 7, 2024 Over two decades ago, Marsha Zlatin Laufer ’64 left her career as a speech language pathologist and found a new calling as a full-time political...
Maryland Democracy Initiative Engages, Empowers New Voters in Advance of 2024 Election Jul 24, 2024 The Maryland Democracy Initiative (MDI) is working with schools and colleges across the country to engage and educate new voters ahead of the 2024...
ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ®Awarded $1.1M Grant to Support Future Math and Science Teachers Jul 23, 2024 With classrooms across the state and the nation facing a shortage of math and science teachers, a ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® program has received a five...
Young Trans People of Color Use Creativity to Survive and Thrive, New Study Shows Jul 23, 2024 Trans young adults of color use creativity to define their identities, build community, survive discrimination, and cultivate joy while imagining and...
‘That’s Not Fair!’: UMD-Led Study Finds Kids Notice Teacher Bias Jul 15, 2024 Children as young as 8 can identify a teacher’s bias on the basis of race and ethnicity or gender, and will try to correct unequal treatment...
A Good ‘Word’ for Public Engagement in Science Jul 9, 2024 As the summer sun beat down, the family scrambled to assemble a desert island survival kit, each calling out a suggestion: a water filter, tent...
Monifa McKnight to Serve as Inaugural Dean's Fellow Jul 8, 2024 The ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® College of Education has named Monifa McKnight as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence, effective...
College of Education Announces Faculty Promotions Jun 4, 2024 This Spring, 12 College of Education faculty members received academic promotions, effective Summer 2024. “Our newly promoted faculty members...