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During his time as president, the university saw a 13.8% increase in underrepresented minority graduation rates and a decrease in the gap between white and underrepresented minority students of 6.1%. He wrote an editorial in
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magazine discussing the importance of an open dialogue on cultural differences between the student population. He also participated in the planning and development of a memorial square to
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Note: from 1920 to 1970, the president of College Park campus was also the leader of each of the other campuses in the University of Maryland system
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to a prominent family. His grandparents owned five blocks' worth of downtown Shanghai property, and his father was a diplomat. In 1949, when
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Before becoming the president at University of Maryland, College Park, Loh spent three decades in higher education. He has been dean of the
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Art Gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 24, 2016 with a memorable art exhibition. Among those attending were President
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On January 30, 2019, Loh moved his retirement date from June 2019 to June 2020 due to the university's lack of a ready replacement.
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against the desire of the University's Board of Regents, which voted to retain Durkin as head football coach.
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to honor his contributions to America's quest for freedom, liberty, and equal rights.
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Recipient of American Immigration Council's 16th annual Immigrant Achievement Award
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In 2018, he endured a personnel scandal related to the death of a football player,
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where he oversaw budgets and personnel for the state university's eleven colleges.
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During his career in academic administration, Loh has led campaigns to curb
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University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
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A social psychological study of political commitment in Quebec and Belgium
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Chancellors and Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park
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as a faculty/staff initiate at the University of Maryland in 2011.
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at University of Iowa, and more recently, to diversify the
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Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park
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President of the University of Maryland, College Park
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Board of directors of American Council of Education
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Archived from 430:Comptroller General of the United States 333:, a Ph.D. degree in psychology from the 1235:Peruvian emigrants to the United States 450: 448: 444: 1240:Chinese emigrants to the United States 536: 525: 455:Abutaleb, Yasmeen (October 31, 2013). 164: 1165:– † denotes elected but never served 7: 831:University of Maryland, College Park 702:Brown, Crystal (November 18, 2015). 295:University of Maryland, College Park 250:University of Maryland, College Park 749:Svrluga, Susan (November 1, 2018). 648:Brown, Crystal (December 2, 2015). 378:University of Washington Law School 365:, and most recently provost at the 355:University of Washington Law School 674:Loh, Wallace (November 16, 2015). 620:Walker, Childs (August 18, 2010). 513:"Telluride Association Newsletter" 317:, the Loh family sought asylum in 14: 930:Nicholas Worthington (1864–1867) 592:De Vise, Dan (August 17, 2010). 486:Jaffe, Harry (April 3, 2014). 285: 227: 197: 183: 1: 1260:Refugees in the United States 992:Richard Silvester (1892–1912) 31: 936:George Washington Custis Lee 1230:Members of Committee of 100 1010:Albert F. 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President of the University of Maryland, College Park
C. Daniel Mote Jr.
Darryll Pines
Shanghai
Grinnell College
BA
Cornell University
MA
University of Michigan
PhD
Yale University
JD
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin

University of Maryland, College Park
David Driskell
Dagmar R. Henney
Chinese
pinyin
president
University of Maryland, College Park
Shanghai
Mao Zedong
Communist Revolution
Lima, Peru
Grinnell College

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