Category: News

UMD renames leadership award after alumni push to confront its racist, sexist history

Len Elmore and Steven VanGrack led the yearslong fight to degender the award and strip segregationist and former UMD president Curley Byrd's name from the honor.

David Suggs
12 hours ago

Protesters hunger strike in D.C. as an ongoing blockade starves Yemen

The Yemeni Liberation Movement has been protesting the blockade for the past month.

Kanika Mehra
13 hours ago

USM Board of Regents gives chancellor authority to determine mandatory vaccine policy

Local schools, including American and Johns Hopkins universities, have all already mandated COVID-19 vaccines for the fall semester.

Clara Niel
3 days ago

Maryland General Assembly approves $71 million in funding for UMD infrastructure projects

The legislature also approved $3.5 million in funding for public health programs.

Shifra Dayak
3 days ago

This year’s SGA election will only have one party on the ballot

This year’s ballot will also include a question on Francis Scott Key.

Sofia Garay
4 days ago

UMD students explore job opportunities at Stamp virtual job fair

This event connected students with various Stamp departments looking to hire and allowed students to ask questions.

Freelance Reporter
4 days ago

Miles from Ethiopia, UMD community members worry for their families amid Tigray crisis

"If my parents hadn’t fled Tigray because of the last war, I could have been there right now."

Joelle Anselmo
4 days ago

The project to revamp UMD’s Testudo site is underway

The project is part of a program that will combine the Human Resources, Finance and Student Information platforms.

Clara Longo de Freitas
4 days ago

Shepherds for a semester: UMD animal sciences students tend to sheep on Campus Farm

Students learn to feed, weigh and administer vaccines to newborn lambs while also caring for older sheep and rams.

Christine Zhu
4 days ago

PGCPS to reduce school security personnel with arresting powers next school year

Though there are some county community members who support the removal of the officers, others are concerned about student safety if they are removed.

Emily Williams
4 days ago