Single Course Enrollment & Visiting Study
The UMD College of Information (INFO) provides a variety of options for students and professionals who are not enrolled in our college to take courses with us, inclusive of visiting scholars and UMD Graduate Students of other colleges.
INFO is a top-ranked research and teaching college in the field of information science, located just outside Washington DC. At INFO, faculty, staff, students, and partners are expanding the frontiers of how information and technology are accessed and used in a rapidly evolving world. We are combining principles of information science with cutting-edge technology to foster access to information, improve information interfaces, and expand how information is used in an evolving world.
Recent News

Working in the Small Artifacts (SMART) Lab, Assistant Professor of computer science Huaishu Peng (left) and doctoral students Zining Zhang (center) and Jiasheng Li discuss technology that can assist sight-impaired people. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: Blind People Struggle With Nonverbal Cues. A UMD-Cornell AI Project Could Help.
July 21, 2025 | Melissa Brachfeld | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO's Ge Gao is helping develop AI to assist blind professionals interpret nonverbal workplace cues