Kermit Comes Home

It might not be easy being green, but for one September evening at The Clarice, Kermit the Frog sure made it look fun.

The lovable Muppet and his puppeteer, Matt Vogel, chatted with College of Arts and Humanities Dean Stephanie Shonekan about individuality, Miss Piggy and what he learned from Jim Henson ’60.

The event honored the history between UMD and the Muppets’ creator and his wife/collaborator Jane Henson ’55. He was a home economics major when he created the frog out of his mother’s coat and a halved ping-pong ball.

UMD President Darryll J. Pines asked Kermit to say, “I’m Kermit the Frog, and I have Maryland pride.” Kermit happily obliged, then asked, “Is it contagious?”

For more, see go.umd.edu/kermitvisit.