Nyumburu, Black faculty host town hall to discuss racism at UMD and police brutality
Tuesday's town hall was meant to foster a “cathartic and therapeutic medium.”
UMD dorms, on-campus apartments release more information about fall housing
Students living in on-campus housing will participate in a COVID-19 training and awareness program.
UMD announces updated guidelines for fall semester
There will be reduced capacity in dorms, and courses with over 50 students will likely be held partially online.
UMD received more than $10.7 million to support students impacted by COVID-19
Applications for aid close Aug. 1.
UMD professors discuss racism on campus, consider policing reform at town hall
“Stop writing statements and sending out ‘thoughts and prayers,’” one asked of the university.
UMD professor Jonathan England remembered as loving father, fierce ally to black community
He continued to speak out against racism up until his death.
Students are flocking to virtual summer classes amid the pandemic
The business school saw the highest increase in summer class enrollment per class, according to a Diamondback analysis.
UMD refers those involved in post mocking George Floyd’s death to Student Conduct Office
Floyd died after a Minnesota officer pressed his knee on his neck for almost nine minutes.
At town hall, UMD black community members vent anger after George Floyd’s death
The Nyumburu Cultural Center and Black Faculty and Staff Association led the event.
UMD to offer leave Monday to employees who wish to take time to mourn George Floyd
George Floyd was remembered Thursday at a Minneapolis memorial service.