GSG’s October meeting brings discussions on collective bargaining, cannabis referendum
Members of Fearless Student Employees joined the GSG Friday to discuss collective bargaining rights for graduate students.
GSG, TerpsVote partner to increase low graduate student voter turnout
In the last midterm elections in 2018, 35 percent of this university’s eligible graduate students voted.
Students use art to grapple with identity, injustice during ‘community canvas’ event
Each student who attended had a different story, but the event offered a space where they could all express their emotions and identity through a creative medium.
UMD students applaud business school associate dean ahead of his departure
Mullins will become the senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the New York University’s business school.
UMD student hopes to win award at international thesis competition
This university has been a member of Universitas 21, a group of universities from around the globe aiming to exchange knowledge internationally, since 2013.
Empanada sale helps UMD Latinx community reflect on food and culture
One of the four main pillars of La Unidad Latina is culture, and food sales, such as that of empanadas or raspados, are one way the fraternity honors that.
Cyclists applaud project that will connect Trolley and Northwest Branch trails
The current gap between the two trails forces pedestrians and cyclists to walk along Route 1 to reach the other trail.
UMD GSG passes resolutions on workers’ rights information, student fee transparency
The goal of gathering the data is to understand the extent and types of abuses graduate assistants face while also recording and documenting them.
Music and advocacy meet in UMD graduate ensembles’ food bank benefit recital
As of 2021, 25.2 percent of the population of College Park lived on or below the poverty level.
‘I felt heard’: NextNOW Fest’s Human Library offered space for difficult conversations
The Human Library is a movement aimed at creating a safe space for difficult conversations regarding prejudices and misconceptions.