You’re Invited to The Dean’s Toast! Let’s raise a glass and celebrate you — our amazing Winter 2025 Graduates! Stop by the Office of the Dean (Room 2141, Tydings Building) on Tuesday, December 9th, between 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM for a champagne special toast from the Deans as we cheer on your incredible achievement. Mix and mingle and enjoy grad gifts, light bites, and a fun selfie wall to capture some of your last moments at the University of Maryland. 

RSVP by Friday, December 5

There are two OIT job openings for students at the USG campus. Job descriptions & qualifications are listed below. Both roles are posted in Career Connector, and students can apply by emailing a resume and cover letter to mharchic@umd.edu by November 26, 2025.

Are you ready for Spring Registration? See below for reminders!

1. Check your Registration Status on Testudo: Check your registration time and blocks here. Please visit the Registration Restrictions and Blocks webpage for explanations of different registration blocks. 

2. Schedule an advising appointment before November 18th. 

**All students should schedule an advising appointment with Marwa Al-Nassir.

3. Prepare for your advising appointment by reviewing your academic audit and the Spring Schedule Options!

4. Register for classes on November 18th at/after your assigned time (click here to view the Spring 2026 course schedule).

***Please note, the course format is included on the schedule.  ONLINE means the class will be fully online but may have live components.  BLENDED means the class will be in person for part of the time and will also have an asynchronous component.  

The USG Scholarship Application is currently open for Spring 2026 award consideration! Students can apply before the priority deadline of November 30th or the final deadline of December 31st.

Students can also look towards their home institutions for additional financial aid opportunities as well as state-based aid through the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).

USG will also continue to provide food access resources throughout the year, including two free monthly food distributions as well as free snacks and toiletry items for students with USG IDs.

Please visit the USG Center for Scholarships for more information. Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with one of the USG Center for Scholarships team members for any questions or assistance with these processes. 

Investigation and Mitigation Intern

Onsite, based in Arlington, VA
Part-time ∙ 15 hours a week ∙ From January 12, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Apply by October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM

The Office of the Public Defender for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, VA, represents individuals charged with crimes in Arlington and Falls Church who can’t afford to hire private counsel. The Office is dedicated to protecting the rights and dignity of our clients through zealous, compassionate, high-quality legal advocacy, and is further committed to promoting equal justice and racial justice within the institutions that make up our local criminal legal system.

Our office maintains a caseload that requires both a substantial amount of fact investigation (of alleged crimes) and mitigation work. The latter is a product of many of our clients suffering from serious behavioral disorders. Our support staff, including a Mitigation Specialist, Mitigation Paralegal, and two fact investigators, plays a critical role in serving our clientele and producing information and data in support of our mission, both pretrial and at sentencing. Given the volume of work we have, the Office is seeking several interns to work with our support staff on fact investigations, mitigation investigations, diversion programming, and sentencing advocacy.

Investigation and Mitigation Interns will participate in fact investigation of alleged criminal conduct, in support of trial defenses, and conduct interviews of relevant mitigation witnesses and defendants to gain information that could benefit negotiations and sentencing outcomes. The Interns may help prepare sentencing memoranda as well as pretrial motions that require social science research. Additional duties include making records requests, reviewing records (medical, psychiatric, military, employment, etc), reviewing academic literature, and any other necessary steps resulting in a thorough fact or mitigation investigation as assigned by the attorney. The position is required to have close interaction and build rapport with members of the investigative staff and public defender team more broadly.

A strong belief in equal justice and social justice is essential to success in this position. Strong research and writing skills are beneficial, as is the skill in interviewing people and building rapport. Knowledge of the criminal justice system is beneficial. Because the position may require considerable work with records, the qualified candidate will be focused, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and possess excellent time management and organizational skills. The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing is also required. Because this position places a premium on effort, people skills, research and writing skills are necessary. Those who are enrolled in or considering law school or graduate school in related fields such as forensic psychology, social work or social science would make excellent candidates for the position. The Office has a current need for at least one intern who is fluent in Spanish. This internship may be full-time or part-time, with a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. Interviews and offers will be made on a rolling basis, so apply as soon as possible.