Fall 2026

Explorations

September 04, 2026

Second Round of Program Awards Nearly $15M to Research Projects

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Campus Life

September 04, 2026

New housing opens with interdisciplinary academic communities.

Campus Life

September 04, 2026

Driskell Center celebrates 25th anniversary with wide-ranging exhibition.

Led by L.A. muralist Corie Mattie ‘12, Honors Humanities students create a mobile, 8’ by 8’ interactive mural celebrating democracy called “Terps Take Action.” Students paint the mural in in the basement of Anne Arundel Hall on April 2, 2026.

Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland

Campus Life

September 04, 2026

A new mural designed and created by Terps will mobilize social action—literally. California street artist Corie Mattie ’12 worked with Honors Humanities…

Campus Life

September 04, 2026

Student team creates, installs motorized device.

Forward letters on McKeldin Mall.

Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland

News

September 04, 2026

The University of Maryland recorded its most successful fundraising year in history, tallying $302 million. From July 2025 through June 2026, 42,251 donors…

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Campus Life

September 03, 2026

Star linebacker returns for senior season eyes redemption for Terps.

Explorations

August 28, 2026

Powerful instrument launched Sunday to search for exoplanets, dark matter.

Explorations

July 28, 2026

Ingestible “smart pill” could help patients say goodbye to colonoscopies.

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Campus Life

July 21, 2026

Unearthed printer’s type was used by Annapolis couple to publish revolutionary newspaper

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Benjamin G. Rader Ph.D. ’64

Benjamin G. Rader Ph.D. ’64, professor emeritus of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, died on Aug. 6, 2026, at age 90. He spent his early years in a log cabin in the Missouri Ozarks, the eldest son of a farmer-turned-electrician. An…

Passings

Harvey Roberts Styron ’61

Harvey Roberts Styron ’61 died on May 10, 2026, in Bloomington, Ill. He was 94. Styron was born in Washington, D.C.. He married Brooksie Lee Montgomery in 1957 after his discharge from the U.S. Navy. After graduating from the University of Maryland with a…

Passings

James R. Leutze ’57

James R. Leutze ’57, former University of North Carolina, Wilmington chancellor, died on July 17, 2026, at age 90. A native of Charleston, S.C., he earned degrees from the University of Maryland, the University of Miami and Duke University. He also served…

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Harrison Rich '26 and Sam Jane '25

Harrison Rich '26 and Sam Jane '25, the last two students chosen for the Shirley Povich Center for Sport Journalism Center's Super Bowl annual reporting embed with Sports Business Journal, joined The San Francisco Chronicle as a 49ers…

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Brett Zeitlin ’04

Brett Zeitlin ’04, an attorney with the Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2027 edition of the Best Lawyers in America.

Passings

Shem Oyoo Wandiga M.S. ’72

Shem Oyoo Wandiga M.S. ’72, one of Kenya’s most influential scientists and chancellor of Kenya’s Egerton University from 2013-19, died on May 18, 2026. Wandiga traveled to the United States to study at Pine Forge Institute in Pennsylvania, earning a B.S.…

Passings

John Joseph McNamara M.A. ’71

John Joseph McNamara M.A. ’71 died on Aug. 18 in Exton, Pa., at age 88. Born in Erie, Pa., he graduated from West Catholic High School for Boys and St. Joseph’s University. He also completed a graduate degree in government and politics from the University…

Passings

Mark Lewis Schuweiler ’72

Mark Lewis Schuweiler ’72 died on March 25, 2026, in Morgantown, W.Va. He was 77. Schuweiler was born in Frankfurt, Germany, where his parents were stationed after World War II. He had a successful career as a hospital equipment planner, becoming CEO of…