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How MLK’s Education Influenced His Activism

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January 20, 2025

Damon Freeman writes for the UMGC Blog about the political philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and underscores how his education influenced his approach to economic justice, nonviolence and voting rights.

Haitian Immigrants Reconnect in U.S. and Find Educational Success at UMGC

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May 05, 2023

The education quest of Judlie Pierre-Jacques and Jean Luc Blanc goes back to their native Haiti, which both left in search of stability and a chance to succeed. But that was before they even knew one another.

UMGC to Conduct Spring “Grad Walk” May 11-14

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May 04, 2023

UMGC has announced Spring Grad Walk 2023, an intimate graduation experience that focuses on the university’s graduates and their friends and family. Of the university’s 5,835 winter and spring graduates, more than 2,000 have registered to attend the stateside Grad Walk.

Career Fair Results in Nearly 2,400 Job Applications

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April 20, 2023

More than 840 students and alumni took part in the 2023 Virtual Career Services Fair at UMGC, an online event that enabled students and alumni to interact with potential employers on audio and visual streams, as well as through online chats.

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Data Analytics Team Takes First Place at Curiosity Cup

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April 19, 2023

A team from the Master of Data Analytics program at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) emerged as one of 10 winners in the SAS Curiosity Cup, a global student analytics competition.

UMGC Exhibit Features Andy Warhol Photographs

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April 12, 2023

A new exhibition at University of Maryland Global Campus offers a peek at Andy Warhol’s view of the world using 140 Polaroid photographs by the pop art icon.

Weight Loss Drove Yasha Taginya’s Academic Success

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April 11, 2023

Yasha Taginya said losing weight made something inside his head click. He went from an unmotivated person who struggled for years to complete college classes to one who was driven to succeed academically.

UMGC Marks National Volunteer Month with Global Initiative

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April 06, 2023

UMGC’s Global Give campaign encourages members of its university community to step forward and participate in National Volunteer Month, with staff, students, and alumni giving their time and talent at events in Maryland, across the United States, at UMGC Europe in Germany, and throughout the world.

UMGC Announces Worldwide Commencements

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April 05, 2023

University of Maryland Global Campus will be celebrating graduates at commencement ceremonies around the world this spring, including Asia Division ceremonies in Tokyo on April 8, in Okinawa on April 15, in Seoul, Korea on April 22 and in Guam on May 6. UMGC’s Europe Division will host its commencement ceremony at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, on April 29, and the stateside “Grad Walk” event will be held over three days, from May 12-14, in Adelphi, Md.

Graduation, Reimagined

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March 21, 2023

Always quick to embrace innovation and change, UMGC adjusts to COVID-19—and the preferences of adult learners—by reimagining the graduation experience.

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Maryland High Schoolers Tackle Themes that Resonate at Juried Art Show

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March 15, 2023

A diversity of artistic expression, perspective, and talent from Maryland high school students is in the spotlight at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) Arts Program Gallery.

Passion for Tech Propels Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to Three UMGC Degrees

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December 20, 2022

A fascination with technology drove Rhoda Viernes Nuesca to leave a career in nursing, join the military and collect degree after degree, including her new Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology from UMGC.

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