A UMD lecturer received a racist voicemail after he was on Fox News
Jason Nichols appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday to discuss Columbus Day with the host.
Jewish groups show support for a former UMD professor after her contract wasn’t renewed
The campaign called on university President Wallace Loh to oversee an investigation determining whether anti-Semitism and/or anti-Israel bias affected the contract nonrenewal.
“She exuded kindness”: friends and family remember UMD student Maria Fisher
The freshman died Sunday morning after she was hit by an SUV while attempting to cross Route 1.
“They are us”: members of UMD community pray for DACA students at vigil
About 25 people attended the vigil at the Memorial Chapel.
UMD’s undocumented student coordinator sees more requests after Trump’s DACA announcement
Since the announcement, this university’s undocumented student coordinator has met with some 13 students, half of whom she has seen at least 5 times.
UMD MaryPIRG launches campaign to ban Styrofoam statewide
After Prince George’s County enacted a Styrofoam ban in 2016, members of MaryPIRG want to expand the ban statewide.
UMD LGBT Equity Center launches #TransTerps campaign
The campaign involves sharing good practices for transgender inclusion, sharing campus resources for transgender people and holding trainings and events.
UMD PLUMAS is helping DACA students pay fees so they can renew their status
PLUMAS is partnering with this university’s undocumented student coordinator to use about $3,000 from its Dream Gala to help students participating in DACA.
UMD’s counseling center saw an increase in appointments following hate bias incidents
The number of intake appointments in the 2016-17 academic year jumped 11 percent from the previous year.
UMD’s Title IX office is investigating the nonrenewal of education professor’s contract
The investigation will determine whether Melissa Landa’s contract was not renewed as retaliation for a grievance filed against the college, and whether her contract nonrenewal was based on discrimination.