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.
UMD students and alumni organize supply drive for D.C. protesters
The team is collecting items such as first aid kits, goggles, hand sanitizer and bottled water.
“Still fighting”: Black UMD students add their voices to protests against police brutality
“I’m exhausted that in the year 2020, black people, we’re still fighting to prove that our lives matter,” one student said.