Winter 2024
Winter 2024
![Collage of turtle stickers in transgender and pride flag colors, a Support #TransTerps button, a #TransTerps they pronoun button, and a "Debilitating Queerness" program](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_feaute_lgbtq_960x500-1.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704903867&s=23e5d725f8eacde84dec3aeb530c68bb)
Out of the Shell
Twenty-five years ago, the LGBTQ+ Equity Center opened to support queer Terps who felt invisible, isolated and harassed. Some of the founders recount its humble start and hard-won victories.
![Ken Jennings and Scott Shewfelt on "Jeopardy!" set](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Jeopardy_ScottShewfelt_960x500-web.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1705098352&s=a9227074ce424c65dee3d333a6e3ca15)
Class Notes
News on Friends and Classmates
![John Kelly at desk](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_alumni_kelly_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704747433&s=ec9b737fea3e3899c117e03c36823470)
Capital-area Chronicler Turns the Page
Departing Washington Post Columnist Shares 20 Years of Family Tales, Reader Favorites
![Bonnie Bernstein portrait and "She Got Game: Inspiring Women, Inspired by Sports" illustration](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_alumni_bonnie_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704813071&s=691c4ac94ebb7ef53b3b2f610c3e3c55)
Ahead of the Game
Sports Journalist’s Podcast Links Women’s Success in Careers to Experiences on the Field and Court
![Zebrafish stamp](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_alumni_stamp_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704813148&s=79c137c6ce0ba80a574fa1f607d5ee31)
Alum’s Photo to Live ‘Forever’ on Stamp
Image Chosen by Postal Service Opened New Avenues to Treat Brain Diseases
![Cheese board with M in middle; Kara McGrath inset portrait](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_alumni_cheese_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704813516&s=30672ee1cae0a2b9d4c2d71bba8cfd80)
Cheese the Day
5 Tips for Making a Board Bursting With Flavor and Color
![Alex Kin ’08 and Sarah Tostanoski ’09 on wedding day](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_alumni_wedding_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704813750&s=5192db5ae8fadcff898def493889a3b3)
A Match Made in Lot 1
Alums Celebrate Wedding at Homecoming Tailgate
!["Testudo II" wheels near stands at football game](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/web_underexposed_960x500.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1704813902&s=30b52dbad0add7cfcb465b0a639dd40f)
Road-Ready Reptile
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History
![McKeldin Mall at sunrise](https://umd-terp.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/images/Mall_Sunrise_12082023_RS_0484_terp.jpg?w=960&h=500&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1705094168&s=6480778c471f5a083b737c5ff68b3890)
Monumental Mainstay
Testudo Watches Over McKeldin Mall From Perch of Nearly 60 Years
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