Sr. Sharon working with teachers in Haiti

School of Education Dean, Sr. Sharon Slear, SSND and two of her colleagues recently traveled to Haiti to lead a teacher training program. The idea came about after Sr. Sharon first visited the country and felt there was more that the SSNDs could do to help improve education for children in the region.

Life of Chesapeake class gathers samples

The Chesapeake Bay is the heart of Maryland's seafood industry and it's just a few miles from NDMU's campus. For our students, the Bay has become a valuable hands-on learning experience, where you set sail, collect water samples, test pH levels and if you're lucky, you'll hold a famed Maryland Blue Crab.

Aiyana Rodgers in NDMY biology lab

Henrietta Lacks’ name is synonymous with medical research. Her DNA cells are credited with helping to create dozens of medical breakthroughs. Today, her great-granddaughter is a student at Notre Dame of Maryland University and she’s hoping to continue her family’s legacy.

Gibbons Tower

Notre Dame of Maryland University’s (NDMU) accreditation was fully reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) for another eight years.

ACBSP Accredited table set up with flowers

Notre Dame of Maryland University’s business programs were awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners.

Nursing student sitting in front of NDMU seal

The School of Nursing at Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) has been awarded a Nurse Support Program II (NSP II) Competitive Institutional Grant of $493,593. The NSP II Program is funded by the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) and administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).

Students in a lab looking through microscopes

Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) recently earned the distinction of being the first university in Maryland to join the Small World Initiative (SWI). SWI gathers some of the world’s top universities who support and source the discovery of new antibiotics.

Entrance to Caibiran Central School

Two Notre Dame of Maryland University students are among those that have been chosen to design and undertake Projects for Peace. Micah Castelo and Lorelie Elaine Soriano submitted one of the 120 winning projects that are being awarded $10,000 each for implementation this summer.

Nancy Birdsall

Nancy Birdsall, a senior fellow and president emeritus of the Center for Global Development is serving as Notre Dame of Maryland University’s commencement speaker on May 20.

Old black and white photos of NDMU students wearing caps and gowns

In 1937, Notre Dame of Maryland University’s Honor System was established by students. This year, the system, now called the “Honor Code,” celebrates its 80th anniversary.