At UMD’s signing dinner last week, students were required to turn their voices off at the door, communicating with each other solely in American Sign Language (ASL). The evening was part of a celebration of the College of Education’s minor in ASL, which launched in the fall.
A short film about the owners of a beloved College Park barbershop, a fragmented American flag painstakingly stitched back together and a chamber music piece meditating on melting glaciers were among the works recognized in the 2026 Sadat Arts for Justice and Peace Program.
Max Ferlauto Ph.D. ’24, Maryland’s state entomologist, is tasked with conserving all manner of bugs, beetles and butterflies, with particular TLC given to the rarest and most vulnerable insecta.
