Spring 2021

Campus Life

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Features

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In the Shadow of Climate Change and Overfishing, a UMD Researcher Finds Answers for Today’s Oceans in the Centuries-old Bones of a North Atlantic Fish.

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Acclaimed Theater Designer Takes Lead Role in Reimagining Live Performance

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Class Notes

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Kevin Burris ’03

Kevin Burris ’03 was appointed to the senior staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as its primary liaison to members of Congress, other federal agencies and state governments. He joined the SEC from the U.S. House Committee on…

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Yasmin Nelson MBA ’18

Yasmin Nelson MBA ’18 joined Bracewell LLP’s policy resolution group as a senior principal in the Washington, D.C., office. Nelson most recently was senior policy adviser to then-Sen. Kamala D. Harris and previously served in the offices of Sens. Debbie…

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Edwin A Fleishman M.A. ’49

Edwin A Fleishman M.A. ’49 of Silver Spring, Md., died on Feb. 17 at age 93. He was born in New York City and grew up in Baltimore. A graduate of Baltimore City College High School, he completed his bachelor’s degree at Loyola College in just two years in…

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Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. DeWitt Richard Searles ’49

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. DeWitt Richard Searles ’49, a fighter pilot in World War II and Vietnam, died at his Virginia home on Feb. 27 at the age of 100. Searles was born in Birmingham, Ala., and graduated from the Bolles School, a military academy in…

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Vernon “Bob” R. Schmalbach Jr. ’65

Vernon “Bob” R. Schmalbach Jr. ’65 of Wilmington, Del., died on Feb. 5 at age 78. Born in Baltimore, Schmalbach graduated from UMD with a mechanical engineering degree and the University of Delaware with an MBA. He worked as a mechanical engineer with…

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Monifa Bellinger McKnight Ed.D. ’14

Monifa Bellinger McKnight Ed.D. ’14 was appointed acting/interim superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools, effective June 1. McKnight came to the district in 2019 from Howard County, where she served as the chief school management and…

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Jay Scheinberg ’91

Jay Scheinberg ’91 is now executive director of business development and alliances at TimelyMD, a telehealth provider that specializes in higher education and serves 85 campuses.

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Christian Douglas ’15

Christian Douglas ’15 released his first full-length album, “Inside Voice,” which he created, produced and recorded from his home during the pandemic. Special guests include singer-songwriter Becca Stevens and Snarky Puppy's Justin Stanton, among others.…