Kermit the Frog announced as UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker
University alum and renowned puppeteer Jim Henson founded The Muppets, a fictional musical ensemble that includes Kermit, in 1955.
Wes Moore to be UMD’s 2024 commencement speaker
Moore has served as Maryland’s governor since 2023, after he was elected the third Black governor in United States history and the first to represent Maryland.
The Diamondback: Looking Back 2022
An illustrated experience at the University of Maryland.
UMD will no longer host winter commencement, effective next semester
Students who graduate in the winter will be invited back to the campus to attend the spring commencement ceremony.
UMD breaks daily COVID-19 case record with 135 on-campus positives
The latest numbers break the previous day’s record of 98 reported cases from on-campus testing.
UMD cancels winter commencement as COVID-19 cases rise
Winter graduates will be invited to the spring ceremony in May.
Some UMD students worry they won’t get graduation regalia in time for commencement
Some students are still waiting, even though they placed orders before the deadline.
Meet Peter Chapman, UMD’s spring commencement speaker
Chapman is the president and CEO of IonQ, a quantum computing company based in College Park.
UMD to hold in-person commencement, allow guests
There will be two separate commencement ceremonies on May 21.