Spring 2018

A New Narrative

Historian Finds Origins of American Slavery in British Monarchy by Liam Farrell | Photos courtesy of Colonial State Papers, CO 1/29, no. 60, and Scott Purvis,…

Gala Honors Black Terps’ Achievements

By Lauren Brown | Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle Nearly 400 students, faculty and alumni celebrated academic and professional achievement by black Terps at…

Closing the Gap

Former U.S. Education Secretary Advocates Equity in Schools by Chris Carroll | Photo by Mike Morgan John B. King Jr.’s life could have taken a very…

A-Listers

A look back at the biggest concerts at UMD by Daniel Oyefusi ’19 | Illustrations by Jason Keisling Elvis gyrated. Kanye rhymed. And U2 rocked. Some of the…

Celestial Mechanic

Blue lines represent the paths of galaxies 13 billion years into the past. The Milky Way is highlighted in yellow, near the center of the map. Astronomer…

Core Value

Professor Creates New Apple Variety by Sala Levin ’10 | PHOTO BY Edwin Remsberg; PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GABRIELA HERNANDEZ For nearly 30 years, Christopher…

Trail Mix

UMD-National Park Service Project Preserves Humanity's Footprints on Appalachian Trail by Liam Farrell | Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle A sedate and green…

Locked Up, Not Thrown Away

An Education Professor Fights for Good Schools in Youth Detention Centers By Chris Carroll| Photos by Stephanie Cordle For much of his career, special…

Back on the Market

Maryland and Iraqi Students Redesign Sites in Each Others’ Countries by Sala Levin ’10 | PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND…