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Students in the community-based art course HNUH278Q paint the doors that make up the main structure of the community art project.

Apr 21, 2026

On Maryland Day, look for a row of doors in front of the Stamp Student Union, and consider the question: What feels like home to you? From 10 a.m. to...

Michael Dunham, lecturer and program director for UMD's American Sign Language minor, applauds with students at a signing dinner, where everyone communicated solely by using ASL.

Sound-Free? Maybe. Quiet? Hardly.

Apr 21, 2026

At every table in the crowded room in Stamp Student Union, people were striking up conversations, trading jokes and getting to know each other over...

Cherry blossoms surround a gateway on the UMD campus.

Accolades: Faculty and Student Awards and Honors (Spring 2026)

Apr 16, 2026

Below are awards and honors University of Maryland College of Education faculty and students have earned between mid-February and mid-April 2026...

Students at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School cheer as they test the robot they built at the UMD-MCPS afterschool program Co-Learn Code and Mind.

Do Good Campus Fund Awards $66K to Four College of Education Projects

Apr 15, 2026

Four College of Education projects are among 18 that will split $245,000 from the University of Maryland’s Do Good Campus Fund. Now in their third...

Associate Professor Cixin Wang helps two third graders at Brandywine Elementary School create posters as part of the Bullying Literature Project.

New Partnership Brings Bullying Prevention Into Everyday Learning Through Storytelling

Apr 1, 2026

Through a new partnership between the University of Maryland College of Education and Prince George’s County Public Schools, the Bullying Literature...

A preschool-aged boy plays with blocks, with two other children and a man in the background.

Young Children From Different Backgrounds Face Large Disparities in Investments in Education, Well-being, UMD Study Finds

Mar 31, 2026

The greatest gaps in investments in U.S. children’s education, health and well-being occur not during school, but before kids enter kindergarten...

The "M" on the UMD campus blooms with red flowers, with a blue sky and white clouds above.

Eight College of Education Projects Awarded $409K from UMD’s New Research Resilience Initiatives

Mar 24, 2026

The University of Maryland recently announced that 82 projects across campus will receive a total of $5.25 million through the university’s new set of...

The letters "AI" and various symbols float in front of a photo of hands typing on a laptop.

College of Education Receives a TRAILS Broader Impact Award to Cultivate Next Generation of Trustworthy AI Leaders

Mar 11, 2026

The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) has announced 11 Broader Impact Awards designed to expand access, participation and...

Why Dads Matter

Mar 5, 2026

Fathers in the United States are spending more time caring for their children now than 10 years ago, and they’re highly invested in parenting. In a...

The three UMD College of Education Holmes Scholars sit together at a table at the Holmes Scholars Preconference to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting.

UMD College of Education Establishes New Program to Cultivate Future Education Leaders

Mar 4, 2026

The University of Maryland College of Education recently launched its inaugural cohort in the Holmes Scholars Program, which provides mentorship, peer...