Connie Chung was embarrassed by attending UMD

[Anonymous]

Connie Chung was embarrassed to say she attended UMD when she appeared on Letterman years ago.

Now? She has a book to sell and is speaking at UMD.

I guess she likes the university now that she can sell the audience her book?

[Anonymous]

When was she on the letterman show when she said this? UMD in the 70s is not the same UMD as today.

[Anonymous]

In her memoir she says very clearly that at the time she went to UMD (1964), the admission standards were low and people joked that if you lived in MD you got in as long as you had a heartbeat. She goes on to say that NOW is an entirely different story and that the university transformed itself into a highly competitive institution, and that she would not get in today.

[Anonymous]

it has completely transformed over the past 30ish years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When was she on the letterman show when she said this? UMD in the 70s is not the same UMD as today.

Around 1989 or 1990.


She donated 500k so she seems to have realized it’s a good school.

Letter to the Editor
The Diamondback

“When my TERP alumni magazine arrived today, I was very surprised to discover Connie Chung on the cover as part of “Maryland’s Dream Team.” My mind immediately flashed back to a time probably in the late 1980s, when, along with other friends on Hagerstown Six, I watched Chung make an appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman. During their conversation, Letterman sensed some awkwardness in Chung and he pressed her to reveal where she had gone to school. Chung would not say, suggesting it was embarrassing. When she finally admitted she’d gone to this university, the campus was treated to echoing boos that seemed to come from the many dorm lounges that were also watching. At least Letterman insisted it was a good school.

When I spoke with a fellow alumnus about this, he said we should forgive her. He’s right. It is nice to see that Chung’s finally come around to supporting the university. I just wish she’d thought that way back then. Donations are great, but good words can go a long way, too.”

https://dbknews.com/0999/12/31/arc-4aiy6qvapbbqtpfepwo35siqgy/

[Anonymous]

First off, it wasn’t competitive or prestigious back then.

Second, the campus culture for members of minority groups—both students and faculty—was absolute garbage back then.

If you don’t like her opinion or what she has to say, change the channel. It’s pretty simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In her memoir she says very clearly that at the time she went to UMD (1964), the admission standards were low and people joked that if you lived in MD you got in as long as you had a heartbeat. She goes on to say that NOW is an entirely different story and that the university transformed itself into a highly competitive institution, and that she would not get in today.

I have friends/family who went to UCLA, Cal, Stanford eons ago.

They admit that there is zero chance they'd get in today. Even some of the lower rung CA schools are hard to get into now.

Times change. UMD is no different.

-parent of UMD CS major

[Anonymous]

Umd big ten now. Beats uva in 9 out of 10 ranking services

Maryland with Georgetown, Big Ten UMD, Annapolis, Hopkins all within 30 mile radius is the most concentrated academic powerhouse outside of Mass.

[Anonymous]

Back in the day UMD allowed in the geniuses that invented

The octane system
Pulse Doppler Radar.
Launched Sirius satellite
The bar code for prices
Created Google
Created Underarmour
Larry David - Seinfeld
Jim Henson- muppets
David Simon - the wire
Kenny Kramm- FlavorX
Alex Severinsky - hybrid engine
Harry Smith- pulse Doppler radar
Kevin Plank- underarmour
Sergey Brin - Google
George Laurer - the Universal Price Bar Code
Robert Briskman - launched Sirius Satellite
James Clark - soft contact lenses
Robert Fischell- artificial pancreas, flexible artery stents , rechargeable pacemaker
Brendan Irebe - oculus

Russell Marker- the octane system
Tim Sweeney- Epic Games / Fortnite
George Danzig- linear programming
Carl Bernstein- Broke Watergate


It blows away every school in the mid Atlantic

[Anonymous]

I'd be embarrassed too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day UMD allowed in the geniuses that invented

The octane system
Pulse Doppler Radar.
Launched Sirius satellite
The bar code for prices
Created Google
Created Underarmour
Larry David - Seinfeld
Jim Henson- muppets
David Simon - the wire
Kenny Kramm- FlavorX
Alex Severinsky - hybrid engine
Harry Smith- pulse Doppler radar
Kevin Plank- underarmour
Sergey Brin - Google
George Laurer - the Universal Price Bar Code
Robert Briskman - launched Sirius Satellite
James Clark - soft contact lenses
Robert Fischell- artificial pancreas, flexible artery stents , rechargeable pacemaker
Brendan Irebe - oculus

Russell Marker- the octane system
Tim Sweeney- Epic Games / Fortnite
George Danzig- linear programming
Carl Bernstein- Broke Watergate


It blows away every school in the mid Atlantic

lol

The guy who created UA is most certainly not a genius. Far from it. He hustled his way to success (after being tossed out of Prep).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be embarrassed too.

Oh where did you go to school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be embarrassed too.

Not as embarrassed by Radford.

[Anonymous]

That's a name haven't heard of in many many years. Surprised she is even still around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First off, it wasn’t competitive or prestigious back then.

Second, the campus culture for members of minority groups—both students and faculty—was absolute garbage back then.

If you don’t like her opinion or what she has to say, change the channel. It’s pretty simple.

And how is it nowadays?