One of Terp Thon’s Miracle Kids is coming to UMD next year Jaiwen Hsu was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, in 2010. Freelance Reporter March 9, 2017
UMD students call for the release of a Maryland man they say was wrongfully convicted Kenny Collins spent nearly 30 years in prison, including 17 on death row. Freelance Reporter March 3, 2017
UMD is one of the top producers of Fulbright students in the country For the 2016-17 academic year, 15 of this university’s Fulbright applicants received and accepted a grant. Freelance Reporter March 2, 2017
UMD is honoring female trailbrazers during Women’s History Month The university’s theme for Women’s History Month this year is “honoring trailblazing women.” Freelance Reporter March 2, 2017
More than 100 gather to honor the life of a UMD professor and Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling died on Dec. 13, 2016 at 95 years old. Freelance Reporter February 28, 2017
UMD students discuss the future of U.S.-Israel relations under President Trump About 90 students gathered in McKeldin Library’s special events room Thursday night for Aaron David Miller’s lecture. Freelance Reporter February 23, 2017
For the first time in about 25 years, a Prince George’s schools CEO will get a second term County Executive Rushern Baker announced last week he would extend Kevin Maxwell’s contract through 2021. Freelance Reporter February 23, 2017
Students continue pushing UMD to divest from Maryland Correctional Enterprises About 40 people came to a town hall hosted by the Prison Resistance Project and the University of Maryland’s NAACP chapter. Freelance Reporter February 21, 2017
After Betsy DeVos’ confirmation, UMD grad students hold a meeting about public education The education college’s Graduate Student Organization hosted University of Pennsylvania Professor Jonathan Zimmerman. Freelance Reporter February 16, 2017
A UMD peer mentoring program has more than doubled in size since it began last fall The program aims to train students to boost the learning outcomes of their peers. Freelance Reporter February 12, 2017