UMD student group hosts exhibit to promote value of public green spaces A green oasis replaced a pair of parking spaces near Queen Anne's Hall as part of the group's exhibition. Shifra Dayak September 20, 2021
DOTS still advises shuttle drivers to admit riders without masks. Some drivers are upset. Shuttle-UM drivers do not have to transport unmasked passengers if it makes them uncomfortable. Shifra Dayak September 16, 2021
UMD students share wonders, hardships of raising a dog during COVID-19 As Terps Raising Pups members reflect on the past year and a half, they said they struggled, learned and were grateful. Shifra Dayak September 8, 2021
UMD professors reflect on what it means to return to in-person instruction A week into the fall semester, some professors express apprehension, caution and excitement about returning to in-person instruction. Shifra Dayak September 6, 2021
UMD union workers rally for $15 minimum wage, pandemic hazard pay Employees have been fighting for these measures, among others, for months. Shifra Dayak August 6, 2021
UMD alumna Katie Bedingfield remembered for kindness, devotion to community Bedingfield died on July 10 after battling a brain tumor for three years. Shifra Dayak August 4, 2021
‘Underpaid and left behind’: UMD bus drivers protest for better working conditions More than 50 people gathered to protest for better maintenance of buses and hazard pay for DOTS employees. Shifra Dayak July 29, 2021
‘Ready to fight’: UMD employees protest in latest push for more telework Seventy-five community members protested at the main administration building Tuesday. Shifra Dayak July 14, 2021
UMD international students must meet vaccine requirement within 30 days of arriving in US International students who are not fully vaccinated must also self-quarantine for seven days and provide proof of a negative PCR test taken three to five days after arrival to the U.S. Shifra Dayak June 21, 2021
More than 550 UMD employees sign petition demanding expanded access to telework "Restricting telework at this time ignores effects of the pandemic that still rule over many aspects of our lives," the petition said. Shifra Dayak June 11, 2021