UMD student groups are working to get a location and funding for a Latinx cultural center
The center, which was among the 64 demands released by ProtectUMD last year, could still be years away.
An SGA Council discusses how to improve student-police relations at UMD
PARC plans to meet with University Police every other week this semester.
After UMD hate bias incidents, the SGA wants to create a campus black history tour
The SGA wants to create a virtual or walking tour by February.
UMD SGA launches transportation stipend for students with off-campus internships
The application for the funds will be managed by the University of Maryland Career Center.
UMD SGA discusses possible program reducing student Metro fares
If implemented, the program would provide unlimited Metrorail and Metrobus rides for about $1 per student per day.
UMD SGA will fund Crab Feast after spending about 1/3 of its legislative reserves
SGA voted to spend about a third of the reserves on Technica Hacks’ all-female hackathon event.
UMD SGA will work with chief diversity officer after initial concerns about transparency
The SGA will work with Roger Worthington to improve and expand cultural competency training for students, faculty and staff.
After low turnout in recent SGA elections, UMD students express concerns at town hall
Eight percent of the undergraduate student body turned out to vote in the spring 2017 SGA election.
After the killing of Richard Collins, UMD SGA begins planning diversity monument
The university is planning its own separate memorial for 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, the black Bowie State University student killed on the campus in May.
UMD SGA supports US Senate bill that would increase funding for Title IX offices
The bill would increase funding of university Title IX offices and mandate that offices notify the accuser and the individual accused within 24 hours of the decision to investigate a sexual misconduct complaint.