It was almost 90 years ago when the last recorded lynching took place in the state of Maryland as 23-year-old George Armwood was viciously beaten and stabbed before he was ultimately hanged in the town of Princess Anne. Armwood’s lynching as well as others who were victims of racial terror in Somerset County will be…Read more “Acknowledgment sets the stage for discussion”
Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been selected to receive support through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI). These are the first projects to be launched through the groundbreaking alliance announced in May 2022. Each of the collaborations will be…Read more UMES partners with Princeton University for HBCU research collaboration
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was selected as the recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Driving Change Initiative, becoming the first Historically Black College or University chosen for the grant. The university will receive $2,500,000 in start-up funds over the next five years beginning Nov. 1, 2022. UMES was one of six universities…Read more UMES named a recipient of Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award
As part of our “person-on-the-yard” interviews, we asked University of Maryland Eastern Shore students “What extracurricular activities are you looking to be involved in?” The interviews took place in front of the Student Services Center earlier this summer. Students interviewed include: Alex Urban, Kamyah Gammon, Peyton Randall, Monique Pettigrew, Antoine Simon, Miguel Harrod, and Miles…Read more ‘I’m looking to do everything’
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Sunyani Technical University (STU) of Ghana recently signed an articulation agreement that would create a detailed plan to initiate specific activities necessary to develop a sustainable pipeline of STU students in its pharmaceutical sciences program as a feeder for UMES’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. The documents were signed…Read more ‘Today is a memorable day’
Sometimes, the best ideas come from a bit of inspiration and a bit of tweaking. That was the case when Dr. Dana Little, a UMES professor in the Department of English and Modern Languages Digital Media Studies program, attended the annual South by Southwest convention and festival in Austin, TX earlier this year. It was…Read more ‘It’s about student voices within the community’
Anyone who tried to get a child to sit tight or stand still for a picture knows how much of a herculean feat that can be. But try doing it once a day every day over the summer period with the same child. That’s what University of Maryland Eastern Shore photography professor Jesse Halpern did…Read more Working artists at work
Stephen Pender has been a lover of music all his life as he was playing melodies and a variety of instruments since the age of two years old. It was something that was passed down to him through his family with his pastor grandfather, who played guitar in his younger days, as well as his…Read more ‘It’s going to be our comeback year’
As part of our “person-on-the-yard” interviews, we asked new students “What brought them to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore?” The interviews took place in front of the Student Services Center during their first week of classes for freshmen and transfer students. Students interviewed include: Ryan Park, Afi Amenofe, Devin Powers, and Monique Pettigrew…Read more ‘The people here … they’re really a community’
September is dually recognized as “Suicide Prevention Month” and “Recovery Awareness Month,” with both shedding greater light on issues that not only have a devastating effect on the people involved but also on friends and family. In an effort to bring greater knowledge of the two issues, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Counseling Services…Read more “There’s a ripple effect”
