3 years after joining program to diversify faculty, UMD sees mixed progress
In 2021, this university joined Aspire Alliance, a national initiative that helps universities recruit and retain faculty from underrepresented backgrounds.
UMD students celebrate Lunar New Year with family gatherings, traditions
Many students at the University of Maryland are celebrating the Lunar New Year by gathering with loved ones and eating delicious food.
UMD student groups create flag display to remember people killed in Palestine
About 100 attendees watched Wednesday as some students gave speeches about the ongoing violence in Palestine in front of the flags.
UMD to begin renovations for 5 cultural centers over winter break
The five separate centers will be placed in rooms next to each other in the Cole Field House.
UMD community members gather for 10-foot menorah lighting to celebrate Hanukkah
The ceremony, which has been celebrated since 1995, was hosted by this university’s Bais Menachem Chabad Jewish Student Center.
UMD sees 46 hate bias incident reports in November amid violence in Israel, Palestine
The figure is the highest number of reports in any single month since the Bias Incident Support Services office was created.
UMD first-generation students reflect on challenges, achievements in college journeys
Several first-generation students gathered at the 251 North Dining Hall on Wednesday for a dinner hosted by the university’s Residence Hall Association.
New UMD Native and Indigenous employees hope to enrich student experiences
MICA is hosting a series of events for Native and Indigenous Heritage Month in November. This year’s theme is “Learn My Story.”
Hundreds protest UMD administration’s response to violence in Palestine
More than 300 people joined the protest and walk-out organized by this university’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
UMD adds nonbinary gender marker to Testudo site
The university has completed the multi-system overhaul needed for non-binary gender markers.