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Reimagining Teaching and Learning at UMD

The Senior Vice President and Provost steers the university’s
academic enterprise, with a focus on commitment to excellence, innovation in teaching and learning, and community-driven impact.

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Provost Jennifer King Rice
Together, we can advance our shared commitment to move our university Fearlessly Forward and foster a university that is innovative, bold, caring and committed to our vision of service to humanity.

Jennifer King Rice

Senior Vice President and Provost

News & Announcements

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Campus on first day of class

Announcements

Celebrating Maryland’s highest-ever U.S. News ranking

Once again, we’ve been recognized as a top 20 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This year, we are especially proud to say that we have achieved our highest overall ranking at No. 44—rising 20 spots since 2020—and our highest ranking in over a decade among public universities at No. 17.

Communications

Find Your Community and the Resources to Support You

Sent to the UMD Campus Community on September 1, 2026

Communications

Moving Fearlessly Forward into a New Academic Year

Sent to university faculty and staff on September 1, 2026

Announcements

Procedures for International Professional Travel Effective August 27, 2026

Sent to university leadership on August 25, 2026

Communications

Creating an inclusive academic environment

Sent to the university leadership and faculty on August 21, 2026

Communications

Celebrating our reaffirmed accreditation

We are pleased to share that the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), our institutional accreditor, recently reaffirmed the University of Maryland’s accreditation. This concludes our decennial review, and the University met all of the Commission’s standards and requirements.

Our Strategic Commitments

At the University of Maryland we are a school dedicated to the art and science of education; a place where new knowledge is pursued, discovered, and championed; a community that is intrinsically connected to our world; and an institution of change and progress, dedicated to the public good. 

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Students working in the Startup Shell suite, a student-run startup incubator and co-working space in the IDEA Factory.

Alicia Kollár, Chesapeake Assistant Professor of Physics and Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (RQS) co-investigator, working in her quantum lab in the Physical Sciences Complex building. the quantum lab of physics Assistant Professor Alicia Kollár.

Leidos Innovation Lab Student Competition in A. James Clark Hall.

Terps Against Hunger

Testudo statue looking out at McKeldin Mall

Our Investments to Move Fearlessly Forward

We are making significant investments to create a vibrant, dynamic and diverse community in pursuit of excellence and impact for the public good. 

Our Fearless Impact

Scholars, researchers, innovators and creators converge at the University of Maryland to be a force for good. Together, we lead Fearlessly Forward.