Eldest exoneree whose story is told in Netflix’s “When They See Us” to speak on Feb. 20 Monday, January 27, 2020 Korey Wise, a criminal justice reform advocate, will be the featured speaker for, “Life After Injustice: A Conversation with Korey Wise” at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m….Read more Korey Wise of the Exonerated Five to speak at UMES during Black History Month
Focus will be on rural health disparities & social inequities Friday, January 24, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announces the addition of an online post-baccalaureate certificate specifically for professionals who develop, implement or evaluate services that address rural health disparities. “We’re excited about offering our new online certificate in rural health disparities and…Read more UMES launches new health care certificate program
UMES’ Catherine Hanssens-Passeri reflects on menacing fires Down Under Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Editor’s note: UMES’ Interim Director – Center for Instructional Technology & Online Learning shares thoughts on watching from half a world away as her native Australia endures devastating wildfires. As my New Jersey husband says “you can take the girl out of…Read more ‘I Still Call Australia Home’
Richard H. Warren Jr. holds three degrees from the university Friday, January 10, 2020 Maryland’s 2019 public schools Teacher of the Year is joining the faculty at his alma mater, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Richard H. Warren Jr. has accepted an offer to be the Hazel Professor of Education, a role that calls…Read more Former state Teacher for the Year joins UMES faculty
Sunday, December 15, 2019 The National Science Foundation had 2019 UMES alumnus Mark Joseph in mind when in 1991 it created the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program to help the nation meet its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce needs. Joseph, a Commonwealth of Dominica native, is a soft-spoken but intense young…Read more Mark Joseph, record-setting honors graduate
University awards 272 degrees on Friday the 13th Friday, December 13, 2019 Paraskevidekatriaphobia – fear of Friday the 13th – was nowhere to be found today inside the William P. Hytche Athletic Center, the venue for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 23rd winter commencement exercises. UMES awarded degrees in the semi-annual rite of passage to 272 people,…Read more UMES superstition-free zone on commencement day
First UMES president to complete the civic engagement program Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Leadership Maryland announced Tuesday that Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has completed the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders. Anderson, the…Read more Anderson earns Leadership Maryland credential
Chicago native to deliver student commentary at 23rd winter commencement Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Gbemisola Okesanjo mastered time management and overcame adolescent insecurities to find her voice as a dean’s list student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The results will be on display when she steps to the lectern Dec. 13 to deliver…Read more UMES helped dean’s list student find her voice
Monday, November 11, 2019 Veterans’ Day 2019 was a red-letter day for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Actually, “Red Tail” day is more accurate. Two charter members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, including an Eastern Shore native, visited campus to share wisdom and insights from their experiences as patriot-pioneers in the mid-20th century when blacks…Read more Tuskegee Airmen celebrate Veterans’ Day at UMES
Thursday, November 7, 2019 A Dominican Republic native who uses her platform as a Maryland lawmaker to be a voice for disenfranchised African-Americans brought her impassioned message of justice and reconciliation to UMES Thursday. State Del. Joselina Pena-Melnyk delivered a powerful midday lecture that was part pep-talk and challenged her Fitzgerald Center for the Performing…Read more The energy behind MD’s lynching reconciliation panel
