The STEM Instructional Leader (SIL) certificate program at McDaniel was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace's (NIA) Center for Integrative STEM Education. It supports practicing educators in broadening their curricula and honing their approach to STEM education.
Maryland’s first lady Yumi Hogan visited Notre Dame of Maryland University this week to salute nine master’s in art therapy degree candidates presenting their thesis projects in the state’s only graduate program preparing students to become professional art therapists.
Hood College President Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D., has been named to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Board of Directors following the association’s 2022 Annual Meeting. Chapdelaine is one of 13 members that will serve on the national board in 2022.
Four Mount students are participating in the Maryland Public Service Scholars program this summer. Christopher DePiazza, William Onofre, Elizabeth Schwab and Devin Peart, all members of the Class of 2023, are working at community-oriented, 10-week internships across the state. The Maryland Public Service Scholars program is an outreach of the Shriver Center, based at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Member organizations include the Maryland Department of Transportation Fellows Program, the Sondheim Nonprofit Leadership Program, the Sondheim Public Service Law Fellows and the Governor’s Summer Internship Program.
Notre Dame of Maryland University’s teacher preparation program, which was recognized earlier this year as one of the top development programs in the country, continued to provide countless academic and professional growth opportunities for both NDMU students and participating local schools during the 2021-22 academic year.
Hood College has received a $6M grant via the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA) Capital Grant Program in support of a $20.1M project to renovate and expand the Hodson Science and Technology Center.
McDaniel College recognized two faculty members this spring with awards that support their initiatives in student enrichment and academic scholarship.
Hood College is proud to officially launch the College’s Master of Science in Nutrition. The program, which is offered in a hybrid modality, is currently accepting students for the fall ’22 term with an expected graduation date set for summer 2024.
Adam Phillippy, ’02, senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), was recently named to TIME Magazine’s “The 100 Most Influential People of 2022,” for his research related to human genome sequencing.
A transformative higher education leader, with a commitment to liberal arts education and innovative lifelong learning, was named the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at Notre Dame of Maryland University following a national search.
TIME today named Michael Schatz, a computational biologist and one of the world's leading genomics experts, to its 2022 list of the 100 most influential people for his contributions to the first complete sequencing of the human genome, "the most complete look yet at the genetic script underlying the very nature of who we are as human beings."
Mackenzie DeMaio '24 is an elementary/special education major at Hood College. She was recently awarded the Teaching Fellows of Maryland Scholarship.
Two Loyola graduates, Grace Garret, ’21, and Darian López Robles, ’19, have won prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad. Garret will travel to South Korea in January of 2023 as an English Teaching Assistant, while López Robles will use her Fulbright Scholarship to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Argentina.
In the interest of expanding 21st century career relevant learning opportunities to our students—we are pleased to announce that Washington Adventist University (WAU) and Capitol Technology University (Capitol Tech) have now signed a memorandum of understanding. This agreement formally documents their shared intent of academic cooperation through the development of learning opportunities that build on their respective institutional strengths. Envisioned by President Weymouth Spence (WAU) and President Bradford Sims (Capitol Tech) through this collaboration, are distinctive competencies for our students in disciplines such as computer science, data science, health care administration, cyber psychology, cyber analytics, business analytics and accelerated degree completion options which include masters and doctoral degrees.
Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, McDaniel College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and Stevenson University are part of The Daily Record's Power 30 Higher Education List.
