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Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series

2026: Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost

The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher (DST) Lecture Series recognizes successful scholar-teachers and provides an opportunity for them to share their achievements and expertise with the campus at large. These public presentations feature topics related to the research interests of the award recipients.

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  • 10/1 Thu 2:00 pm

    1211 Prince George's Room, Stamp Student Union

    Jing Lin

    Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education
    Love Is What We Aim for: Focusing on the Future We Want to See

     

     

     

  • 10/7 Wed 4:00 pm

    2203 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building

    Samira Anderson

    Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences
    A Brain in Flux: Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Aging and the Promise of Plasticity

     

  • 10/21 Wed 3:30 pm

    1103 Biosciences Research Building

    Valentine Hacquard

    Department of Linguistics
    Who Wants to Know? How Children Figure Out What Words and People Mean

    Reception in the adjoining Atrium

    Contact Alexander Williams, alxndrw@umd.edu, with any questions about the event. 

  • 11/4 Wed 4:00 pm

    0202 Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

    John Fourkas

    Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Institute for Physical Science and Technology
    Light Entertainment: How We Make Photons Work for Us

    Contact Gene Ferrick, gene@umd.edu, with any questions about the event. 

  • 11/19 Thu 4:00 pm

    1505 Van Munching Hall

    Evan Starr

    Robert H. Smith School of Business
    Freedom, the Fine Print, and the Future of Work

    Reception to follow

    Contact Tina Marie Rollason, trollaso@umd.edu, with any questions about the event. 

  • 12/3 Thu 3:00 pm

    1101 AJC Forum, A. James Clark Hall

    Ahmet Aydilek

    Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    Building Tomorrow’s Highways from Yesterday’s Waste: Engineering Greener and More Resilient Transportation Networks

    Contact Kimberly Edwards, kedwards@umd.edu, with questions about the event. 

  • 12/7 Mon 4:00 pm

    2208 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Adele H. Stamp Student Union

    Richard Bell

    Department of History
    The World Turned Upside Down: A Global History of the American Revolution

    Contact Wendy Abell, wbernard@umd.edu, with any questions about the event.