Sen. Angela Alsobrooks talks midterms, offers leadership advice at annual UMD lecture

By Brooklynn Ferreira For The Diamondback Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke about the midterm elections, artificial intelligence and the challenges of leadership at the University of Maryland’s annual Feller Lecture on Thursday. The behavioral and social sciences college hosted the event in the Stamp Student Union’s Hoff Theater. Alsobrooks, government and politics chair Antoine Banks and Susan Rivera, the behavioral and social sciences college’s dean, led the discussion in front of about 250 attendees, according to Laura Ours, the college’s senior director of communications and marketing. Banks facilitated the conversation, asking questions about education, healthcare and the economy during the hour-long event. Throughout the lecture, Alsobrooks discussed the role leadership plays in overcoming issues within these areas. Alsobrooks made history in 2024 by being elected as the first Black woman to represent Maryland in the United States Senate.

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