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A Timeline of #ScholarsAt25

College Park Scholars was created with the goal of transforming the student experience at the University of Maryland. The idea: a program that combine... read more

12 Sep

Student Advice: How to Succeed in College

First-year Scholars students have a lot to absorb in their first couple of weeks at the University of Maryland (UMD): rooming with someone who may be ... read more

24 Jul

Journalist Alison Burns Appointed Interim Director of Media, Self and Society Scholars

Broadcast journalist Alison Burns has been appointed interim director of College Park Scholars’ Media, Self and Society program. She takes over from... read more

13 Jun

8 Lessons Learned From Migrations Stories

College Park Scholars has been coordinating an annual theme for four years—starting with “Trash: The Problem of Waste in Our Lives and Our World�... read more

What Students Say

… [Scholars] offered many different ways of learning beyond conventional means. It offered an unmatched blend of unique speakers, interesting reads, effective simulations, self-reflection, educational study abroad trips, as well as the trip/course to the West Coast and more local educational experiences that are not found in other programs.

Sophomore, Business, Society and the Economy

The part I like most is the sense of community formed within the program because, as a freshman, you’re not too sure where to begin to form friendships and lasting bonds, but College Park Scholars is a great place to do so.

Sophomore, Arts

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A Timeline of #ScholarsAt25

Student Advice: How to Succeed in College

Journalist Alison Burns Appointed Interim Director of Media, Self and Society Scholars

8 Lessons Learned From Migrations Stories

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