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Karen Shih ’09

Karen Shih has come full circle from her toddler days, when she lived with her parents in University of Maryland graduate housing. She's written for a variety of schools, including Brandeis University, Tufts University and Perkins School for the Blind, and she's always ready to cover the next great food or animal story.


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‘Find Something Bigger Than Yourself’

Maryland First Lady and Alum Dawn Moore Shares Priorities, Passions in Conversation at UMD

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A Peek Inside … INFO College Professor Jessica Vitak’s Office

‘Dynamite’ Space Features BTS ‘Luv,’ ‘Butter’-y Sweet Appreciation Notes, Framed Failures

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Akshaya Anand ’19, M.P.S. ’23 and Anna Li hold prize with two others on stage

Alum’s Heart Screening Startup Wins $1M Hult Prize

Korion Health Beats 10,000 Teams in International Social Entrepreneurship Competition

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Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Terps Highlight How D.C.’s Salvadoran Diaspora Uses Art to Grapple With Painful Past in New Documentary

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‘Connie’ Breaks a Story: Her Own

In a New Memoir, Trailblazer Connie Chung ’69 Recounts Battling Misogyny and Racism to Reach the Pinnacle of TV News

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What It Takes: Driving Shuttle-UM Buses

Earn a Commercial Driver’s License, Navigate Campus Construction—and Never Be Stuck at a Desk

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Around the World With Adventurous Terps

From the Fjords of Norway to the Peaks of Peru, Students Studied, Researched and Did Good This Summer

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What You Need to Know in Fall 2024: Learning Support and Libraries

Free Academic Coaching Debuts, Popular Textbook Program Expands, More Study Pods Added

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What You Need to Know in Fall 2024: Dining Services

A New Café, Later Market Hours, GrubHub Ordering Expands and More

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How to Make Your Workday Work for You

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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‘Our Democracy Is in Very Good Hands’

Students Celebrate Successful Summer Internships at Voter Education and Mobilization Nonprofits

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‘Records Are Meant to Be Broken’

Terps Track and Field Coach Reflects on Winning Two Olympic Gold Medals and His Predictions for 2024 Games

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