Darryll John Pines is an American

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and academic administrator currently serving as president of

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

. He was previously dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering and held the Glenn L. Martin professorship of aerospace engineering.

Early life and education

Darryll John Pines was born in

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, on August 28, 1964. He completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

. Pines earned a M.S. (1988) and Ph.D. (1992) in Mechanical Engineering at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

Career

In 1995, Pines joined the faculty of

(UMD), as an assistant professor. He served as dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering and held the Glenn L. Martin professorship of

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. Pines assumed the presidency on July 1, 2020, succeeding President

Wallace Loh Wallace Dao-kui Loh ( zh, c=陸道逵, p=Lù Dàokuí; born 1946) was the president of the University of Maryland, College Park, a position assumed November 1, 2010. He retired from the presidency on June 30, 2020 and was succeeded by Darryl ...

. In October 2021, Pines stated his opinion that Greek life at UMD did not "have a big problem" with

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. Previous research on colleges nationwide, although no such studies have been conducted on UMD Greek life specifically, has found that college Greek life membership is associated with higher prevalence rates of sexual assault against women and

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acceptance among men. Pines' comments have been criticized by editorial staff of ''

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'' for "enabl ng

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and discredit ngsurvivors" on campus. Dozens of student protestors at an annual campus Slut Walk booed Pines for his remarks.

Awards and honors

Pines was elected a member of the

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in 2019 for inspirational leadership and contributions to engineering education excellence in the United States.

Personal life

Pines' son

Donovan Pines Donovan C. Pines (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for D.C. United in Major League Soccer and the United States national team. Pines previously played college soccer for the University of ...

played for the

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team and is currently a professional soccer player on the roster of

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