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Does a Noisy Home Negatively Impact Children’s Language Development?

Oct 8, 2026

With the support of a two-year, $725,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team including researchers from the University of Maryland...

A Way Forward for Refugee Education

Oct 6, 2026

In late 2025, there were 117.8 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, including 45 million children, according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency...

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With New Funding, UMD Instructors Turn to Data to Drive Better Learning

Oct 6, 2026

The toughest questions in a course may not be the ones students see on a test. Instructors looking at their syllabus might ask themselves: Do my...

Joyce Arthur M.A. ’26, a Ph.D. student, stands with her arm around a girl in Ghana. They hold up yellow packages containing free menstrual products that Arthur distributes through her nonprofit, Araba Foundation International.

How EdTerps Stay Civically Engaged

Oct 1, 2026

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, we asked University of Maryland College of Education faculty, staff, students and alums: How do...

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Math as Child’s Play

Sep 29, 2026

Candice Love wants to harness the power of play to help children learn math concepts without stress or fear. “Mathematics is generally considered a...

Provost Named One of D.C.’s ‘Most Powerful Women’ by Washingtonian

Sep 28, 2026

For the second year in a row, Senior Vice President and Provost, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor in the College of Education Jennifer King...

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Accolades: Faculty, Staff and Student Awards and Honors (Summer 2026)

Sep 16, 2026

Below are awards and honors University of Maryland College of Education faculty, staff and students have earned between mid-April and mid-September...

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UMD Ranked in Global Top 50 for Education Programs

Sep 15, 2026

Education was one of 12 academic disciplines at the University of Maryland that ranked in the global top 50 in the 2026 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking...

Two Faculty Members Appointed to Named Professorships in the UMD College of Education

Sep 15, 2026

The University of Maryland College of Education recently appointed two faculty members to named professorships. David Blazar, associate professor of...

$33K Grant to Fund Student Project on Energy Efficiency in the Benjamin Building

Sep 11, 2026

A project centered on energy efficiency in the Benjamin Building is among 14 grants totaling $930,000 awarded earlier this year through the University...