UMD says major campus Purple Line construction is a year ahead of schedule
The Maryland Department of Transportation accelerated construction of the project on campus.
UMD appoints Devin Walker as new fraternity, sorority life director
Walker has served as the director of fraternity and sorority leadership development at the University of Southern California since June 2022.
Dozens of UMD undergraduate students present research in inaugural summer conference
The conference was organized by the University of Maryland's undergraduate research office, which was launched last year.
Maryland Images’ shift to paid, student-employee model leads to fewer campus tour guides
This university will only be able to hire about 50 guides for the fall semester, according to a message sent to the organization’s Slack channel.
UMD pays $500,000 settlement after allegedly failing to disclose foreign funding
The payment will fund the resolution of an investigation by federal agencies that alleged this university violated the False Claims Act.
UMD reaches $140,000 settlement with former professor in religious discrimination case
The lawsuit alleged that the University of Maryland violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects employees from religious discrimination.
UMD extends Independence Day weekend
No summer session classes will be held on July 4 or July 5.
Two major defense contractors gave UMD more than $46 million from 2010 to 2023
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman gave more than $46 million to the University of Maryland from 2010 to November 2023 in donations and research funding.
UMD research laboratory receives Department of Defense contract worth up to $500 million
The laboratory, founded in 2018, is one of 15 Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Centers in the nation.
Here are some of the bills UMD RHA passed this year
The University of Maryland RHA passed 26 bills this year, including one creating a new mental health committee.