McDaniel College has added new guaranteed Legacy Scholarships for all children of first responders, health professionals, and government employees, beginning with students applying to McDaniel for fall 2026. This is in addition to our existing Educator Legacy Scholarship and Military Legacy Scholarship. McDaniel’s Legacy Scholarships are valued at up to $132,000 over four years and there is no limit to the number of Legacy Scholarships awarded by McDaniel.
Homecoming 2025 included cheering for the Green Terror while tailgating during Saturday's home football game. The official dedication and ribbon-cutting of the Dr. Richard A. Clower '50 Track, as well as the presentation of the Homecoming Court, awarding the James Brant Memorial Cup, and naming the winners of the Letters on the Hill contest, took place prior to kickoff.
Alumni, students, families, and community members celebrate Homecoming 2025 on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, with Homecoming traditions, including tailgating at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium while Green Terror football takes on Dickinson College. Additionally, the annual Green & Gold Challenge, a weeklong competition to support McDaniel's student-athletes, runs Oct. 22-29.
McDaniel College has announced an approximately $15 million bequest, the largest gift in the college's history, along with the public launch of a $50 million comprehensive campaign entitled “Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College.” Learn more at campaign.mcdaniel.edu.
Lucero Espinal '20 of Westminster, Maryland, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a minor in Education with a PreK-12 specialization, and Tim McLister '13 of Leesburg, Virginia, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics, have been appointed as recent alumni trustees on the McDaniel College Board of Trustees. They are the first alumni to hold the position.
McDaniel President Julia Jasken was named to The Daily Record's Top 100 Women list for the second time and was honored during the award's 30th anniversary celebration on May 5, alongside Psychology major Janiah Fields, a 2025 graduate, who was the winner of the 2025 Top 100 Women Scholarship.
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