UMD campus climate survey finds detachment, safety concerns are higher among minorities White respondents had a more positive perception of the climate than all other racial groups. Jillian Atelsek May 8, 2019
UMD’s first diversity and inclusion VP wants to rebuild trust between students, admin Georgina Dodge, current chief diversity officer at Bucknell University, is set to start at this university in June. Jillian Atelsek March 28, 2019
UMD student affairs VP Linda Clement will retire this summer Clement first started working for this university in 1974. Jillian Atelsek February 28, 2019
UMD to hold open forums for diversity and inclusion VP finalists There are four finalists for the position. Jillian Atelsek February 25, 2019
President Loh responds to photos of blackface in old UMD yearbooks The student who found them said it took only five minutes of searching. Jillian Atelsek February 8, 2019
Water outages hit UMD dorms, force Eppley and SPH to close early A water main broke on Valley Drive. Jillian Atelsek February 4, 2019
UMD lecturer dies after medical emergency on campus Thomas Sanders, 79, taught in the business school. Jillian Atelsek January 31, 2019
Sean Urbanski’s trial has been postponed for a third time The UMD student charged in the 2017 killing of Richard Collins won't stand trial until July at the earliest. Jillian Atelsek January 3, 2019
“Maryland has wrecked my life”: The story behind a $3 million racial discrimination lawsuit at UMD The two black electricians who filed it say they're fighting a "well-known culture." Jillian Atelsek December 10, 2018
After waiting months for external diversity review, UMD activists say they’re unsatisfied The report didn't include many specific recommendations or student experiences. Jillian Atelsek December 3, 2018