University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, was elected as the chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) Board of Directors at the association’s annual conference in Carlsbad, CA. Anderson, who has more than 30 years of higher education experience, has served on the AASCU Board of Directors…Read more UMES President Heidi M. Anderson elected AASCU Chair
As part of our “person-on-the-yard” interviews, we asked University of Maryland Eastern Shore students “What is your major and why did you choose it?” The interviews took place in front of the William P. Hytche Athletic Center and Richard Hazel Hall. Students interviewed include: Rachel Fermiano, Elijah Butler, Trinity Bomar, R.J. Tull, and Brooklyn Davis…Read more ‘I want to change the world’
As part of our “Hawks on the Yard” interviews, we asked University of Maryland Eastern Shore students “What are your favorite on-campus activities?” The interviews took place at various areas of the campus including Richard Hazel Hall, the William P. Hytche Athletic Center, and Tawes Gymnasium. Students interviewed include: Chris Robinson, Oluwatomisin Salami, Qua’mier Snell,…Read more “It’s a good time all day”
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
