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When he started studying nursing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, Treston Sanders figured he would be joining an occupation that was the family business for a great many of his relatives.

UMGC ranks in the top 10 of “Most Innovative Schools” among Regional Universities.

Miyares cited for recognizing power of big data, leveraging analytics, and unwavering focus on accessibility and affordability Javier Miyares, who fled Castro’s Cuba as a child and found his American dream in Maryland higher education, has announced his retirement after a 45-year career that has culminated in his transformative eight-year tenure as president of University...

Dwayne Burbridge always knew what he would do when he retired from the military: teach high school chemistry and physics.

UMGC recently conferred its highest faculty teaching honor—the Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award—on seven of its most outstanding faculty members in Asia, Europe and the U.S., and recognized eight others for their noteworthy contributions to the scholarship and art of teaching. Each year, UMGC issues the award recognizing effective...

In many homes, a kitchen table is a place where families gather to eat, celebrate and sometimes work out solutions to problems.