Campus & Community

Hazy, (Not-so) Lazy Days of Fall

Life at UMD Plays Out Beneath the Turning Leaves

Campus Fall 11052025 DS 8223 1920x1080 — An unseasonable November afternoon and acres of green grass on McKeldin Mall beckon freshmen Josephine Escario, Kelsey Chang and Kirsten David (nearest to farthest) to relax while getting some reading done. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)

November 19, 2025
By Maryland Today Staff

Is it just our imagination, or has late 2025 offered more golden sunlight, just-warm-enough days and chances to kick through the fallen leaves than your average fall? Or maybe it's just a side effect of less rain than normal.

Whatever the reasons, late October and November have spread a panorama of red and gold hues across our officially designated arboretum of a campus, and Terps have responded by getting outside for a walk, a game of soccer—or a hunt for that next nut.

Join the Office of Marketing and Communications' crack team of photographers (plus one moonlighting video director) on an autumnal excursion across a University of Maryland eager to soak up a few last rays of warm sun.

squirrel eats on tree — Perched on a nearly barren tree, a Terp squirrel puts on more insulation for the cold months ahead. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)

aerial view of McKeldin Mall in fall — Students walk to and from classes against a backdrop of turning leaves on McKeldin Mall. (Photo by Lauren Knapp)

fall leaves on tree — Shortening days bring out maple leaves’ latent red and orange hues. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)

students walk with long shadows on Hornbake Plaza — Shadows stretch out on Hornbake Plaza as autumn leans in and the northern hemisphere tilts further away from the sun. (Photo by John T. Consoli)

fall leaves frame Somerset Hall — Riotously colorful leaves frame Somerset Hall in early November. (Photo by Lauren Epstein ’29)

red blur with Terp fans rubbing Testudo statue's nose — Terp fans rub Testudo’s nose for luck at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on the way to the stadium for the Homecoming Game on Nov. 1. (Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle)

students walk amid fall trees near Edward St. John building — Sean Hudgeons ‘29 (in red) and Melanie Pickrell ‘29 stroll past the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center. (Photo by John T. Consoli)

colorful fall leaves outside Cumberland Hall — Cumberland Hall residents peeking out their windows get a colorful view of the changing season. (Photo by Dylan Singleton)

Students play soccer on the engineering fields. (Photo by John T. Consoli)

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