You can learn about the organization and what it contributes to the University of Maryland (UMD) retired faculty on this site. UMDRFA serves all retired faculty, and seeks to tie them together as well as to UMD.
SEMINARS, Spring 2026
February 10, 1 pm, Jane Clark (Kinesiology): Movement matters: How motor skills develop and change across our lifespan
March 5, 1 pm, David Inouye (Biology): How climate change is affecting mountain wildflower and pollinator communities
March 31, 1 pm, Robert Dooling (Psychology): Birds, Brains, and Behavior
May 5, 1 pm, Carla Peterson (English): Trending Popular in Retirement! How my book, Black Gotham, became an historical source for the HBO series, The Gilded Age
WEBINARS, Spring 2026
March 24, 1 pm, Brian Kelly (Architecture): Visions of Campus: University of Maryland from 1856 to the Present
April 23, 1 pm, A conversation with UMD Director of Athletics Jim Smith
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The UMD Retired Faculty Association is a membership organization open to all UMD retired faculty (see below about joining our group).
The UMD Retired Faculty Association (UMRFA) encourages and facilitates the continued involvement of retired faculty with the university, identifies and advances the continuing intellectual interests and scholarly activities of UMRFA members, offers a range of programs on topics of interest, provides information about issues of concern, and acts as focal point for social interaction, intellectual exchange, and the cultural enrichment among our members.
The organization is sponsored by the University of Maryland Office of Faculty Affairs. However, this site is operated independently and UMRFA is responsible for its content.
UMRFA MEMBERSHIP
| Whether you have attained retired faculty status very recently or in the past and have not already become a member of our group, we encourage you to join now and sign up at: https://go.umd.edu/UMRFA-membership. There are no dues associated with membership, but donations are encouraged and very much appreciated. |