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Maryland Del. Jazz M. Lewis, Entrepreneur, Veteran and Alumna Ginger Miller to Keynote UMGC Commencement Ceremonies on December 18 at Xfinity Center in College Park

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December 09, 2021

UMGC will host its winter commencement on Saturday, Dec. 18. UMGC will award more than 8,000 degrees this winter, with nearly 2,000 graduates, along with their guests, attending two in-person ceremonies

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World Teachers Day: A UMGC Classroom Can Be Anywhere

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October 05, 2021

John Barbato has an uncommon claim to fame: He has taught for University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) on three continents.

2021 GenCyber Campers Gain the Toolkit to Prepare the Next Generation

September 01, 2021

High school teachers gathered virtually for an intensive week-long workshop designed to help incorporate cybersecurity into school curriculum.

Solanges Vivens Inspires Women Entrepreneurs

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March 23, 2021

Solanges Vivens is living proof of her message: Nothing should stand in your way to success.

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UMGC Opens Permanent Education Office at Morón Air Base in Spain

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March 16, 2021

UMGC has opened a new permanent office at Spain’s Morón Air Force base, which often serves as a jumping-off point for deployment to Africa.

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Members of the Black 14 Reflect on Lives Shaped by Protest

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February 23, 2021

The enduring legacy of racism in America was told by three members of the “Black 14,” the University of Wyoming football players who were cashiered from the team in 1969 for proposing to protest racism.

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Quick Pivot to Remote Learning Spurs Opportunity to Reimagine Academic Integrity Standards

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February 15, 2021

Two transformative forces―the influx of non-traditional students in higher education and the rapid shift to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic―have come together to expose significant shortfalls in outmoded academic integrity standards as well as to highlight the opportunity universities have to reimagine those standards. As college administrators, faculty, and students gathered virtually for the...

UMGC Grad Student, UMBC Alum, Team Up on Winning University System of Maryland Public Health Multimedia Challenge

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February 11, 2021

The duo of University of Maryland Global Campus graduate student Cory Wilkerson and collaborator Stephen Brouillette, a University of Maryland, Baltimore County alumnus

MLK Scholar Inspires Next Generation of Civil Rights and Social Justice Activists

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January 22, 2021

The Black Lives Matter Movement is allowing a new generation to define the struggle for equality and to learn who their allies are, Dr. Clayborne Carson told a University of Maryland Global Campus …

Town Hall to Address Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine

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January 15, 2021

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day learn more about the vaccine and get answers to commonly asked questions at this University of Maryland Medical System town hall event. Monday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Event to be streamed on FB Live. Learn more and register. With the coronavirus still raging globally...

Prince George's County Executive Alsobrooks Commends UMGC's New Class of Leaders at 2020 Winter Commencement

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December 19, 2020

“I’m not just addressing graduates, I’m addressing a class of leaders,” Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks told University of Maryland Global Campus degree recipients .

Inspiring Messages Come Out on Top (Literally) at UMGC Winter Commencement

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December 19, 2020

The University of Maryland Global Campus Class of 2020 winter graduates attended commencement virtually this year, but that did not stop them from celebrating.