The enduring legacy of racism in America was told by three members of the “Black 14,” the University of Wyoming football players who were cashiered from the team in 1969 for proposing to protest racism.Continue Reading
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Quick Pivot to Remote Learning Spurs Opportunity to Reimagine Academic Integrity Standards
Two transformative forces―the influx of non-traditional students in higher education and the rapid shift to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic―have come together to expose significant shortfalls in outmoded academic integrity standards as well as to highlight the opportunity universities have to reimagine those standards.Continue Reading
UMGC Grad Student, UMBC Alum, Team Up on Winning University System of Maryland Public Health Multimedia Challenge
“3 W’s” Video Is One of Six Creative Multimedia Presentations on Staying Safe, Healthy while Waiting for COVID Vaccination Recognized by USM Task Force and Corporate Sponsors
The duo of University of Maryland Global Campus graduate student Cory Wilkerson and collaborator Stephen Brouillette, a University of Maryland, Baltimore County alumnus, is one of six winning teams announced today by the University System of Maryland (USM) COVID Research & Innovation Task Force as part of its Public Health Challenge, undertaken with the generous support of several local organizations.Continue Reading
Meeting the Teacher Shortage: An Accelerated Pathway at UMGC
If more than 100,000 certified teachers joined the labor force tomorrow, it still would not be enough to meet the shortfall in schools across the country. University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is addressing that workplace gap through an accelerated online program that not only carries participants through to a master’s degree but saves them time and money along the way.Continue Reading
Frank J. Principe, Jr. Appointed Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at University of Maryland Global Campus
Accomplished Government Relations Executive to Oversee Expanded Portfolio, Serve on University’s Executive Committee
Adelphi, Md. (Feb. 8, 2021) –University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) President Gregory W. Fowler, has elevated Chief of Staff Frank Principe to senior vice president of Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships. Principe will remain a key advisor to the president and serve on the university’s Executive Committee. He assumed his new responsibilities on Feb. 1 and will continue to serve as chief of staff until a replacement is named.Continue Reading
ManTech Offers Eligible Employees Tuition-Free Access to Advanced Analytics Degree Offered by University of Maryland Global Campus
HERNDON, Va. and ADELPHI, Md., Feb. 4, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) today announced a partnership with the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) to provide eligible ManTech employees with tuition-free access to the school’s advanced degree program in data analytics.Continue Reading
USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman and System Presidents Join in Effort to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations Across Maryland
Effort Includes Joint Statement, Video PSA and Stepped-Up Campus Advocacy Activities
Baltimore, Md. (Feb. 3, 2021) – University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman and presidents of the system’s 12 universities have joined together in a special promotional effort to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations across Maryland. This multimedia campaign—designed to dovetail with state activities to promote the safety and efficacy of vaccines, especially in communities with vaccine hesitancy—will also highlight the many ways USM faculty, staff, and students are contributing to fight the pandemic.Continue Reading
Freedman Leads National Press Club Through Pandemic, Protests, and Politics
For more than 112 years, the National Press Club has been the center of news in Washington as the nation endured two world wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, civil unrest and terrorist attacks. Its doors were always open to journalists and news sources.
And that is how Mike Freedman expected it to be when he assumed his one-year term as National Press Club president in January 2020. Freedman, the senior vice president and journalist in residence at University of Maryland Global Campus, was looking forward to capping his journalism career with UPI and CBS Radio News with an active year similar to those of his 112 predecessors.Continue Reading
Jennifer Frank, PhD, Named Deputy Chief Academic Officer at University of Maryland Global Campus
Maryland State Higher Education Leader and Experienced Educator and Academic Administrator Joins Nation’s Largest Online Public University
Adelphi, Md. (Feb. 1, 2021)—Jennifer Frank, Ph.D., an experienced academic administrator, educator and expert in higher education policy has been named deputy chief academic officer at UMGC, the nation’s largest online public university. Dr. Frank has served as assistant secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), where she oversaw the offices of Academic Affairs, Research/Policy Analysis, and Information Technology.She began her new position on January 19.
University of Maryland Global Campus Announces Partnership with Online Learning Platform Study.com
Partnership provides affordable and accessible transfer pathways for students to earn a degree
Adelphi, Md., and Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 – University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), the nation’s largest online public university, has announced a new partnership with Study.com, LLC, a leading online and mobile learning platform. The partnership provides an affordable transfer pathway for students to earn a college degree through courses taken through Study.com’s College Accelerator solution and UMGC. Continue Reading