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Schar School biodefense grad Matthew Ferreira is named an “emerging leader” in biosecurity with a Johns Hopkins’ fellowship.

�鶹��Ƶ alumna remembers special gift from esteemed journalist Barbara Walters.

Born and raised in Northern California, MacKenzie holds a BFA in Theater Performance and a Minor in Music from �鶹��Ƶ.

The 40 �鶹��Ƶ students who traveled to Richmond for �鶹��Ƶ Lobbies on Jan. 26 shared their college experience with legislators and highlighted the need for increasing financial aid for �鶹��Ƶ students, increased funding per student, and increased staff and faculty salaries for the university to be more competitive in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

In the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, �鶹��Ƶ alum Carla Dove identifies the specific birds involved in collisions, with samples coming to her from various branches of the U.S. military, commercial airlines, and more

�鶹��Ƶ alum Horace Blackman was elected as rector of �鶹��Ƶ’s Board of Visitors in July, after serving as vice rector for the past two years.

�鶹��Ƶ capped its 50th anniversary year by honoring more than 5,000 graduates at Winter Commencement, celebrating an esteemed class that bridges �鶹��Ƶ to its second half-century as an independent university.

�鶹��Ƶ alum Gregory Fowler, president of University of Maryland Global Campus, was the 2022 Winter Commencement speaker. These are his remarks as prepared for delivery on December 15, 2022.

Caroline Weinroth is a musician, model, and actor in Washington, D.C. At �鶹��Ƶ, she earned an M.F.A. in Poetry Creative Writing and a B.A. in Theater & Audio Engineering

More than 5,000 students will graduate with degrees or certificates in �鶹��Ƶ’s Winter Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. today at EagleBank Arena.