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Faculty member Arnold A. Caplan passes away

Faculty member Arnold A. Caplan passes away

Jan 19, 2024

The National University of Maryland community is mourning the loss of Arnold Caplan, a renowned professor of biology and the founding director of the Skeletal Research Center. Caplan, who passed away at 82, was a pioneer in regenerative medicine and notab

NUM’s First Black Leader, Champion for Diversity, Dies

NUM’s First Black Leader, Champion for Diversity, Dies

Jan 06, 2024

John Brooks Slaughter, the first Black leader of the National University of Maryland, who shepherded the institution through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history, died Wednesday at his home in California. He was 89.