Fall 2021

Terp Group’s Virtual Performance Earns First Place in International A Cappella Competition

Jones-Hill House, Named for Athletics Trailblazers, Features Tech-Filled Training Areas, a Tricked-Out Locker Room and Plenty of Maryland Pride

Campus Life

‘Inclusion Matters’

New Program Enrolls UMD Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Explorations

Vaccine Distrust Gets a Trim

Program to Make Barbers and Stylists Ambassadors for Public Health Goes Nationwide

Explorations

Harriet Tubman’s ‘Training Ground’

Professor Helps Discover Site of Eastern Shore Cabin Owned by Abolitionist’s Father

Post-Grad

Open Secrets

Alum Leads Renovation of NSA Museum—and Shares Some of its Treasures

Post-Grad

‘Freedom House’ at 50

Nyumburu Celebrates Milestone Anniversary as Center for Black Culture on Campus

News

Making Rooms for History

Pyon-Chen Hall Opens, Honoring Pioneering Terps

Campus Life

The ‘Ripple’ Effect

Terps to Build Sustainable Structures Near Burning Man Festival Site

Explorations

Conservation Crime Fighter

Geographical Sciences Researcher Shapes New Way to Understand Offenses Against the Earth

Explorations

Sniffing Out Climate Change

New Lab Detects Subtle Differences in Methane to Pinpoint Sources of Pollution

Explorations

How the ‘Diet Soda Effect’ Cuts the Benefit of Climate-Friendly Cars

Explorations

Diagnosis: Rude

Business Research Finds Everyday Unpleasantries Affect Doctors’ Performance

Post-Grad

An Imagined History

Alum Finds Success With Debut Novel on Vietnamese Family Immigrating to U.S.

Post-Grad

Reaching New Heights

Entrepreneur Creates Taste of Mountain Adventure in Midwest

Explorations

The Big Question

Where Should Infrastructure Investments in the U.S. Start?

Class Notes

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90s

Troy Fitrell ’90

Troy Fitrell ’90 was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. Fitrell is the director of the Office of West African Affairs at the State Department. He previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S.…

90s

Maria Douglas Reeve M.Jour. ’92

Maria Douglas Reeve M.Jour. ’92, managing editor of the Houston Chronicle since November 2019, was named its executive editor. She joined the Chronicle in 2019 from the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, where she served in various roles including assistant…

00s

Chanan Weissman ’06

Chanan Weissman ’06 was appointed White House liaison to the Jewish community. He was previously the director for technology and democracy on the National Security Council and served as the Jewish liaison during President Obama’s final year in office.

90s

Nayé Bathily ’98

Nayé Bathily ’98 joined the board of directors of Pathfinder International, a sexual and reproductive health and rights organization. She serves as senior officer for external affairs and head of global parliamentary engagement at the World Bank. In…

80s

Karen Addis ’85

Karen Addis ’85 was elected to the national board of directors of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, a nationwide nonprofit that serves as a catalyst for good health. She is president and CEO of Addis Communications. Addis holds a master’s certificate…

10s

Michael Hurwitz MBA ’17

Michael Hurwitz MBA ’17 and Christine Sun were married May 22 at the Garrison, an events space and golf resort in Garrison, N.Y. He is the director for insights and data strategy in the New York office of the French agency Havas Media Group. The couple’s…

80s

Todd Ehrlich ’86

Todd Ehrlich ’86, an executive producer at WCBS-TV, received 2021 New York Emmy nominations for “The 18th Annual Tunnel to Towers Special" in the category of Best News Special and the feature “Operation Smart Home Surprise," nominated in the Military…

20s

Colin Doyle M.M. ’21

Colin Doyle M.M. ’21 received the Frances MacEachron Award and a $1,500 prize at the 44th annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert, held by the Oratorio Society of New York at the Riverside Church in New York City. Doyle sang two…