Undocumented students express frustration at inability to vote in 2016 election
“It’s a worthless type of feeling because I don’t have a say in something that is going to affect me, my career, and my education.”
“Coffee rust” is killing Latin American plants. A UMD professor is searching for a cure.
Priscila Chaverri will be traveling to Costa Rica to collect and study the fungi.
UMD will use teacher training programs to help 1 million students learn Mandarin
There are 200,000 Mandarin student speakers in the U.S. currently.
Some University of Maryland students are seeking more diversity-focused classes
Kumea Shorter-Gooden, chief diversity officer, acknowledged that there is room for improvement.
After Hurricane Matthew’s devastation, UMD students raise money for victims in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane on Oct. 4 and killed about 1,000 people.
The University of Maryland wants to start a soccer league for Prince George’s County kids
The program aims to keep kids out of trouble.
Students say honoring UMD’s first black football player is a “no brainer”
This university’s College Republicans chapter and the Graduate Student Government have given support for a Darryl Hill statue near Maryland Stadium.
The DeVos Institute’s latest debate series will explore digital technology and culture
The first debate will take place Oct. 17 at the Phillips Collection museum in Washington.
University of Maryland Spanish students will be teaching English to local parents
A language barrier can make it difficult for parents to help their children with schoolwork.
A UMD honors course cancelled after a terrorist attack will start next semester
The course was offered in partnership with the American University of Afghanistan.