5 Inspiring Children’s Books for Black History Month Feb 17, 2025 Jennifer Turner, associate professor of reading education at the University of Maryland, has always loved a good story, especially those with Black...
A Peek Inside … Education Professor Sharon Fries-Britt’s Office Feb 11, 2025 Depending on which decade you met Sharon Fries-Britt ’81, Ph.D. ’94, at the University of Maryland, you might have encountered an eager small-town...
UMD College of Education Announces New Clark Leadership Chair Feb 6, 2025 In January, the University of Maryland College of Education welcomed Fengfeng Ke as its new Clark Leadership Chair. An expert in digital game-based...
What the Department of Education Does and Who Shutting it Down Would Affect Feb 5, 2025 President Trump recently proposed eliminating the Department of Education. While the agency cannot be shut down without approval from Congress, NBC...
4 Tips for Counseling Immigrant and Refugee Students Feb 4, 2025 Jessica Diaz McKechnie ’03, M.A. ’07, Ph.D. ’12, a three-time Terp and Prince George’s County native, is the inaugural director of the College of...
College of Education Researcher Receives UMD Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Award Jan 29, 2025 A College of Education faculty member was among 10 recipients of this year’s Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Awards (ISRCA)...
4 New Approaches to Literacy from the Science of Reading Jan 27, 2025 Donald J. Bolger sees literacy as a form of liberation, an act powerful enough to free the mind and change lives. For Simone Gibson, literacy is an...
Junior Zoe Chabria Awarded $10,000 Scholarship from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Jan 24, 2025 Zoe Chabria, a junior mathematics and secondary education double-degree student at the University of Maryland, was awarded the 2024 National Council...
UMD Education Policy Researcher’s Work Informs Key Federal Documents Jan 17, 2025 A University of Maryland researcher’s work has helped to inform recent federal documents on diversifying the teacher workforce and recruiting...
SiSTEM: How Muslim Women are Reclaiming Space in the STEM Classroom Jan 16, 2025 In Western cultures, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research is known for its rigid procedural methodology. Most experimental...