UMD orders hiring freeze to offset losses from coronavirus closures
The school will lose millions as a result of pandemic.
Iranian UMD students say political tensions have made it harder to land a job in the U.S.
In the era of Trump's travel ban, and heightened tensions with Iran, background checks can be a struggle for Iranian students seeking jobs.
UMD Senate votes to clarify when the university can revoke a former student’s degree
The current code doesn’t directly define degree revocation as a sanction.
“I’m not surprised”: Jewish community responds to anti-Semitic hate crime arrest at UMD
The Anti-Defamation League recorded 780 cases of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. during the first six months of 2019.
UMD Senate is considering a bill that would require background checks for all staff
“The issue we’re trying to address is safety,” a sponsor said.
UMD Senate works to close loophole in smoke-free campus policy that allows vaping
Under current UMD policy, smoking is defined as inhaling burning material — not inhaling vaporized aerosol.
“Our son’s legacy”: Parents of Richard Collins take to Annapolis to back hate crime bills
The bills would amend Maryland’s hate crime statute to include crimes that are partially hate-based.
UMD Senate struggles to recruit more grad students
Fewer than 20 graduate students applied to run for a position.
UMD alum brings new restaurant-music venue to College Park
Scott Plank, brother of Under Armour founder Kevin Plank, transformed an abandoned building into the new establishment.
UMD set to update sexual misconduct policies after state starts Title IX legal fees fund
The University Senate voted to approve the changes at its meeting Wednesday.