UMD’s Health Center names new director set to start in January
Current interim director Dr. Sacared Bodison will stay on with an advisory role.
With most UMD classes online, some students are struggling with internet access
UMD's pool of available hotspots has expanded to 145 this semester.
UMD announces temporary amendments to grading, attendance, final exam policies
The requirement that every undergraduate course has a final exam has been temporarily waived.
Students petition UMD to lower tuition and fees, citing online classes
The petitions call to lower mandatory fees.
UMD provides additional information on face covering policies
All students and employees will be provided two face coverings.
UMD to enter Phase 2 of on-campus research resumption in two weeks
The announcement comes after in-person undergraduate instruction was delayed by two weeks.
Trump administration announces it won’t accept new DACA recipients
There are approximately 120 University of Maryland students under the program.
“There’s hope”: How a DACA recipient journeyed to UMD — and is fighting for a better life
Brandon traveled to the U.S. from El Salvador with a coyote when he was 9 years old.
15 UMD community members test positive for COVID-19 after free testing events on campus
The tests returned a 1.04 percent positivity rate, which is below the state’s average positivity rate of 3.8 percent, according to a campuswide email.
UMD President Pines shows solidarity with international students following ICE guidance
The university is also creating an Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator position, Pines announced.