University Senate vote could clarify restricted research policy, but draws concerns
The University Senate will vote Thursday on proposed recommendations for this university’s restricted research policy.
After a divisive election, Wallace Loh reaffirms value of diversity at UMD address
Some students in attendance spoke out about as the campus minimum wage and Loh’s decision to speak partly in Spanish.
University of Maryland Senate joins the fight to protect undocumented students
It states that the senate — representing faculty, staff and students at this university — is committed to “intellectual discourse, free speech, diversity, inclusion, freedom from violence, and mutual respect.”
Democratic incumbent Steny Hoyer snags 18th term in U.S. House of Representatives
Hoyer has been serving in Maryland’s 5th District since 1981.
Four new graduate programs are coming to the University of Maryland
The University Senate voted to approve the new programs at its meeting Wednesday.
UMD Senate will consider programs in environmental health, finance and computer networking
After a Senate Executive Committee vote, the four proposals will go to the University Senate next month.
68 percent of tenured or tenure-track faculty are white. UMD Senate aims to change that.
The University Senate supported a report with guidelines for a postdoc program and a senior faculty diversity initiative.
UMD expelled a record four students for sexual assault last year
This university handled 15 student rape investigations last academic year, leading to four expulsions.
A veteran and his UMD son are dead in apparent murder-suicide. Questions of motive remain.
Police said they had no knowledge of any previous calls to the house for disturbances.
The University of Maryland Senate will revise the “antiquated” code of student conduct
The Senate Executive Committee also discussed diverse hiring practices at its meeting Tuesday night.