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title: Fall 2021’s Fresh Faces
date: 2021-09-07T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/fall-2021s-fresh-faces"
section: Articles
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# Fall 2021’s Fresh Faces

*September 7, 2021* — by [Shannon Clark M.Jour. ’22](/author/shannon-clark-m-jour-22), [Annie Krakower](/author/annie-krakower)


> Meet 11 Impressive First-Year Students as They Join UMD

*Students Outdoors 08302021 SC 8852 1920x1080 — Among the accomplished first-year Terps this fall are an avid activist, a mridangam master and a hurricane prep pedagogue.*

The University of Maryland campus is back up to speed this fall as a hub of learning, and among the thousands of new Terps are artists and programmers, musicians and athletes, activists and student leaders.

Read on to meet 11 impressive members of the first-year class who’ll be adding their accomplishments to the dynamic UMD community this unique fall semester:


*Alaya Chubb headshot*



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*Nada Fadul headshot*



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*Manuela Fantcho headshot*



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*Dilan Gangar headshot*



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*Madison Green headshot*



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*Daria Holoman headshot*



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*Aditya Krishnan headshot*



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*Kirsten Lyons headshot*



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*Comfort Oshagbehmi headshot*



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*Alexis Savage headshot*



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*Michael Zhao headshot*




**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)