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A ‘Discovery’ for Graduate Students

Take a Virtual Tour of Housing Community Opening This Summer
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UMD Launches Inaugural Grand Challenges Graduate Communities

Interdisciplinary Teams of Students to Live, Conduct Research Together in New Discovery House
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UMD to Launch Grand Challenges Graduate Communities

New Graduate Student Housing Will Accelerate Interdisciplinary Research, Mentorship and Professional Impact
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News Articles

  • Harmony in Action: A Day with the Collington Artists-in-Residence

    Ed. Note: Since the writing of this article, Natalie Groom, DMA, continues to live and make music for and with residents at Collington during the COVID-19 lockdown.

  • Support #GradTerps on Giving Day 2020!

    Giving Day is on Wednesday, March 4th. This campus-wide annual Giving Day campaign offers a time for family, friends, and the UMD community to support graduate students who, like you, are looking for ways to support their education. Donations help to fund Graduate School programming that benefits students as they advance toward their degree and beyond. 

  • They Called Me Terry

    By Anna De Cheke Qualls An elementary school teacher told Lakuan T. Smith (’17 MPS, Organizational Industrial Psychology) that his life would be easier if he used his middle name, Terry.  Smith often used both names from then on, depending on the situation.

  • Invest in Your Future: Graduate School Success Symposium

    Invest in Your Future:  Graduate School Success Symposium January 23, 2020

  • Dissertation Success Support Program for Spring 2020 Now Accepting Registrations

    Again this spring semester, the Graduate School Writing Center will offer support for students at the dissertation stage. The semester-long dissertation coaching program will include online modules, weekly accountability meetings, and personalized writing support throughout the semester.  Participants will meet weekly in either a face-to-face or a virtual accountability group.

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