Construction on Route 1 causes gas line leak, road closures
According to a 5 p.m. UMD Alert, work crews were still on site addressing the issue. Parts of Route 1 are still closed to cars and pedestrians.
UMD employees discuss priorities for contract at AFSCME new member event
The organization plans to negotiate new contracts in the new Maryland General Assembly legislative session next year.
UMD Frederick Douglass statue undergoes conservation project
Douglass' statue at this university serves as a reminder of Maryland’s history of slavery and Douglass’ influential activism.
Workers at MOM’s Organic Market in College Park file to unionize
The College Park location is the third MOM’s Organic Market in Maryland to file for unionization.
UMD journalism college honors alum killed in Capital Gazette shooting
The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland’s journalism will house a suite in Knight Hall in McNamara’s honor.
Prince George’s County Council member resigns after new executive role nomination
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks’ recently nominated Turner to be the next executive director of the county’s ethics and accountability office.
UMD workers advocate for living wage, right to unionize
The labor picnic brought together members of United Students Against Sweatshops, Fearless Student Employees, the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1072.
South Campus Commons reverts to one community assistant per shift, cuts hours
CAs learned at their monthly staff meeting earlier this month there would be one community assistant stationed at each service desk, a cut from the two CAs that had worked at service desks since the start of the fall semester.
Intersectionality takes focus of UMD PSA’s annual Slut Walk
PSA co-President Amanda Sherman said she wanted this intersectionality to include more people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, low-income students and international students.
It’s Time to BeReal: UMD Club Tennis hosts BeReal fundraiser
BeReal required the club members to download the app, if they did not have it already, and tell friends to get the app.