MAPP News
Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees
The Do Good Institute, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, is proud to recognize 57 incredible UMD staff and faculty with the Provost’s Do Good Innovator Award. Three faculty members from MAPP were honored among the campus community members who create, nurture, expand and amplify social impact through education, programs and research, in and outside the classroom.View Article Details for Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees 
MAPP Welcomes New NCSG Director Kathryn Howell
Written by Brianna RhodesView Article Details for MAPP Welcomes New NCSG Director Kathryn Howell 
Rents Already Rising Along Purple Line, UMD Study Finds
Trains on Maryland’s Purple Line won’t begin service for at least another two years, but according to a new University of Maryland study, some residents living along the future transit corridor began seeing spikes in rent just after construction shovels broke ground.View Article Details for Rents Already Rising Along Purple Line, UMD Study Finds 
UMD Survey Indicates ‘New Normal’ for Maryland’s Daily Commute
This story originally appeared in Maryland TodayWhile most Marylanders continue to work remotely post-pandemic, those who brave the daily commute are overwhelmingly behind the wheel—even when the office is less than a mile away—according to a new University of Maryland survey.View Article Details for UMD Survey Indicates ‘New Normal’ for Maryland’s Daily Commute 
$1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor
The Federal Transit Administration has announced a $1.5 million grant to help the University of Maryland’s Purple Line Corridor Coalition (PLCC) develop a plan to add affordable housing, preserve small businesses and improve access for walkers and cyclists in neighborhoods at risk for gentrification and displacement along the coming light-rail route.View Article Details for $1.5M Federal Grant to Fund Work to Prioritize Equity on Purple Line Corridor 
National Conference on Small Business Anti-Displacement Finds Strength in Numbers
When James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Grace Young was asked to reflect on the best meal she ate last week, her mind gravitated to Hop Lee, a longstanding Cantonese restaurant in the heart of New York’s Chinatown. On any given weekday, its pastel dining room bustles with teachers, postal workers and residents who commune over plates of stir-fry and noodles.“It’s a feeling of warmth to just be there; I call it the ‘Cheers’ of Chinese restaurants,” she said. “And the food is wonderful.”View Article Details for National Conference on Small Business Anti-Displacement Finds Strength in Numbers