Searching for dinosaur bones has always been an interesting assignment for students in Thomas R. Holtz’s classes. But after the recent discovery of more than 100 dinosaur fossils, the exercise is now a little like prospecting for gold where it’s just been found.

The North Campus Block Party has been rescheduled to Wednesday, September 20 from 7:30-10:30 PM on La Plata Beach.

Convocation takes place during the first week of classes, after students have attended their first colloquium.

Scholars' first full day as college students begins with a day of service in communities surrounding the University of Maryland—a tradition that is more than 25 years old!

This community-building event is a guided program-wide activity that provides first-year Scholars a high-energy way to unwind and meet other Scholars students.

College Park Scholars Graduate Assistant Ewaoluwa Obatuase was so instrumental in crafting state legislation to allow qualified immigrants to obtain professional licenses that the Maryland law has been dubbed "Ewa's Bill."

The Scholars-specific orientation dates for Summer 2023 are: June 5–6 June 20–21 July 17–18

College Park Scholars has announced that, after 25 years of providing students with an interdisciplinary curriculum examining the role of science in society, the Science, Discovery and the Universe (SDU) Scholars program will close at the end of this academic year. The decision was made by mutual agreement between College Park Scholars and the Department of Astronomy, which sponsors the program.