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  • A line of graduates in regalia walk across McDaniel College's campus in front of Merritt Hall.

    Master’s students earn degrees at 155th Commencement 

    At McDaniel’s 2025 Graduate Commencement Ceremony, 283 students celebrated the achievement of earning their master’s degrees, conferred from 22 programs.  Two special awards were presented during the ceremony. One student award was given to a master’s degree recipient in the Deaf Education program, while a faculty award was presented to a senior online graduate adjunct lecturer in School Librarianship. 
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    McDaniel celebrates 155th Commencement

    McDaniel College celebrates its 155th Commencement for the Class of 2025. The college's Graduate Commencement Ceremony is Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. and the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held Friday, May 23, at 1 p.m. Both ceremonies take place in the college’s Gill Center. A live stream of both ceremonies will also be available online at mcdaniel.edu/commencement.
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    Speakers announced for 2025 undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies

    McDaniel College announces Commencement speakers for the 2025 undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. Military and business leader Linda L. Singh serves as the speaker for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 23, while Associate Professor of Counseling Simeon K. Schlossberg will provide remarks during the Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Both ceremonies take place in Gill Center. More information is available at mcdaniel.edu/Commencement.
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    McDaniel College moves to develop new master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

    D’Jaris Coles-White, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is the inaugural program director for the developing Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. The program has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and is expected to launch in spring 2027, pending approval by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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    Carroll County teachers who achieved National Board Certification through McDaniel celebrated

    McDaniel celebrated 20 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) who participated in the college's first cohort of a three-semester graduate course sequence, developed as part of a $1.8 million Teacher Collaborative Grant from the Maryland State Department of Education. All of those enrolled currently teach in Carroll County Public Schools and achieved an impressive 83% achievement rate, above the 71% current pass rate for National Board Certification.
  • Side-by-side photos of two McDaniel graduates wearing graduation regalia. Jani Pierre is on the left in a green sweatshirt and Brennan Rouse is on the right in full regalia.

    Business alumni find success with partnership graduate programs

    While McDaniel College offers a robust slate of graduate programs, students can also enroll at partner institutions to propel their undergraduate career into the graduate realm. Two recent graduates — Jani Pierre ’23 and Brennan Rouse ’23 — took the opportunity to pursue accelerated master’s degrees using the foundations they developed at McDaniel.
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    McDaniel College announces plans to develop master's degree in Occupational Therapy

    Cathy Felmlee Shanholtz, OTD, M.Ed., OTR/L, CLA, joins McDaniel as the inaugural program director for the developing Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. The program, which has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), is expected to begin in summer 2026, pending approval by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
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    McDaniel's Education programs earn national accreditation for educator preparation

    McDaniel College's Education programs have been awarded five-year initial accreditation from the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
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    McDaniel professor Diane Walsh teaches counseling with creativity

    Diane D. Walsh, assistant professor of Counseling, was recently recognized by the Maryland Counseling Association with a Presidential Certificate of Appreciation. Here, Walsh shares about her creative approaches to counselor education, her research interests, and her dedication to the counseling community.
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    McDaniel graduate alum selected as Carroll County Teacher of the Year

    Brian Thompson M.S. ’15, who graduated from McDaniel with a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and an Administrator I Certificate, is the 2024-25 Teacher of the Year for Carroll County Public Schools, making him eligible to be chosen as the 2025 Maryland Teacher of the Year.