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Education Abroad Launches Community Coffee Hours to Build Inclusive Support Network
Education Abroad launched Community Coffee Hours this semester to form connections and a support network for students interested, planning or recently returned from study abroad
UMD Gilman Scholar Merges Photography, Environmental Science
Yazan Hasan ‘24, shares his experience traveling to Iceland as a Gilman Scholar, exploring the country’s sustainable energy sources, culture and stunning scenery.
“A national scholarship? I’m just Alyssa from Frederick!”
Meet Alyssa Taylor '24—she spent the 2022-23 school year in Korea as a Gilman scholar at Seoul National University. Now, she's connecting students to their own study abroad journeys as a Global Learning Ambassador for Education Abroad.
26 UMD Students Named Gilman Scholars for Study Abroad
26 University of Maryland students were recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, a record number since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted study abroad in 2020.
Three Majors, Two Countries, One Post Grad Fellowship, And This Alum is Just Getting Started
It’s graduation day. When Paulina Leder ‘23 walks across the stage, four years of late nights studying history, conversations in German, and term papers in French come to a close in a singular handshake from the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) and the flash of a graduation photographer’s camera. Leder has joined the ranks of other fearless alumni of one of the top 50 global universities in the world. Her first order of business? One more international exchange with her alma mater.
How UMD Senior Meghna Pandey Became a Champion for Menstrual Justice in India
Public Health Beyond Borders (PHBB) president Meghna Pandey '24 shares her experiences traveling to India and conducting menstrual outreach—one conversation and comic book at a time.