UMD joins the Common Application Prospective students can also continue applying through MyCoalition. Eric Neugeboren August 12, 2020
“Your own little bomb shelter”: Some UMD students turn to local hotels for fall housing Several College Park hotels are offering students discounted long-stay packages for the fall semester. Anaya Truss-Williams August 11, 2020
Over 100 UMD students hire legal team in fight to terminate on-campus apartment leases "If it has to happen, then we’ll vigorously defend them in the courts.” Angela Roberts August 11, 2020
UMD to start undergraduate classes online, delay in-person instruction for two weeks The delay will allow the university to implement campuswide COVID-19 testing, Pines wrote. Daisy Grant August 10, 2020
USM Chancellor Jay Perman stands behind in-person start, but with an exit route “[Students] need the campus environment as much as they need our courses.” Chloe Goldberg August 7, 2020
Here’s how new PG County rules on gatherings will be enforced in College Park Gatherings are now restricted to 50 people maximum. Clara Niel August 6, 2020
UMD to fill Bias Incident Support Services program director position amid hiring freeze Neijma Celestine-Donnor left the position July 31. Angela Roberts August 4, 2020
As first month of rent looms, UMD students fight to terminate on-campus apartment leases Students have reached out to lawyers, flooded social media feeds and organized email campaigns to raise awareness. Angela Roberts July 31, 2020
USM institutions mandate COVID-19 testing for all planning to return to campus in-person Those returning in-person to USM institutions will also have to start daily symptom monitoring and reporting 14 days before arriving on campus. Angela Roberts July 30, 2020
UMD director of Bias Incident Support Services to leave position Friday Neijma Celestine-Donnor will be starting a new job at the University of Maryland, Baltimore next month. Angela Roberts July 27, 2020