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It’s only fitting that awareness of our progress would expand beyond the borders of our campus, as once again, we’ve been recognized as a top 20 public university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. <br /></p> </div> <div data-hero="link"> <a href=https://president.umd.edu/articles/happy-holidays-from-darryll-and-sylvia-pines-2023-3 class="call-to-action" data-color="gold" data-style="outlined"> <span data-link="text" aria-hidden="true">Read More</span> <span class="sr-only">Link to the President's email</span> </a> </div> </umd-hero-content> </umd-lock> </umd-hero> <umd-page-content id="main"> <section id="section-29422"> <umd-lock data-size="large"> <umd-blockquote data-theme=light> <span aria-hidden="true" data-icon="quote-left"> <svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32"> <path d="M7.031 14c3.866 0 7 3.134 7 7s-3.134 7-7 7-7-3.134-7-7l-0.031-1c0-7.732 6.268-14 14-14v4c-2.671 0-5.182 1.040-7.071 2.929-0.364 0.364-0.695 0.751-0.995 1.157 0.357-0.056 0.724-0.086 1.097-0.086zM25.031 14c3.866 0 7 3.134 7 7s-3.134 7-7 7-7-3.134-7-7l-0.031-1c0-7.732 6.268-14 14-14v4c-2.671 0-5.182 1.040-7.071 2.929-0.364 0.364-0.695 0.751-0.995 1.157 0.358-0.056 0.724-0.086 1.097-0.086z"></path> </svg> </span> <blockquote class="rich-text normal-serif" cite=""> <p>Our university gives us so many reasons to be proud. 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