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A screen shot from IRIS Reads, a virtual reality game that helps address dyslexia, shows four Terracotta Warriors holding the letters b, l, u and f and standing on the Great Wall of China.

Jan 15, 2026

Dyslexia isn’t just frustrating for children struggling to decipher squiggles as letters. At schools that can’t support students one-on-one, it can be...

Mckinley Jovanovic practices with another wrestler.

Mckinley’s Climb

Jan 15, 2026

In the “Fireman’s Carry,” a wrestler hoists an opponent over their shoulders before flipping them to the mat. It sounds like a move favored by...

Students at Lakelands Park Middle School participate in a robotics demonstration at the Co-Learn Code and Mind afterschool program.

UMD and MCPS Partner to Launch New Afterschool Program Integrating Robotics, Youth Voice, and Social and Emotional Learning

Dec 23, 2025

In October, the University of Maryland and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) launched a new yearlong afterschool robotics program in five middle...

Op-Ed: What Happens When You Send a Girl to School

Dec 18, 2025

As part of an opinion series on the New York Times Communities Fund, the New York Times editorial board highlighted Joyce Arthur, a master’s student...

A screen used in eye tracking research shows a person's face as they read and listen to text

Listening While Reading

Dec 16, 2025

If you’ve tried a language learning app recently, or listened to a podcast, you may notice that you have choices. In a reading task, you might see the...

Dean Kimberly Griffin and Elliott B. Jaffa ’65, A.G.S. ’68, Ed.D. ’73

Alumnus Pledges $1M to College of Education

Dec 12, 2025

A University of Maryland alumnus has committed $1 million to support the expansion and renovation of the College of Education’s Benjamin Building and...

Two Dean's Circle trophies (with a bronze Testudo sitting on a black box) in front of a bouquet of yellow, red and white flowers

New Members Inducted into Dean’s Circle

Dec 4, 2025

The University of Maryland College of Education inducted new members into its Dean’s Circle on December 2. The Dean’s Circle recognizes donors who...

Mortarboards floating in water, surrounded by ripples

The Transformative Ripple Effect of Higher Education

Dec 2, 2025

Higher education leads to a long list of benefits. Its most obvious payoff is earnings. As of 2024, the median weekly income for a college graduate...

UMD Faculty Member Selected as 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellow

Dec 2, 2025

Rachel Romeo, assistant professor in the University of Maryland College of Education, was recently named one of 12 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellows in...

Teaching with Purpose

Dec 1, 2025

For Leon Smith ’01, 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, the path to education began long before he ever set foot in a classroom as a teacher. The...