UMD students learn from Maryland General Assembly delegate in Maryland Fellows course
The course provides an overview of components of state and local government through the perspective of human services.
UMD to switch to new administrative system on Friday
The switch to Workday aims to improve and streamline the user experience for faculty and staff by integrating human resources and finance systems into a single interface.
UMD to hire 40 faculty members for artificial intelligence institute
The new faculty members will join the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland, a collaborative research hub that launched in spring 2024.
College Park, UMD SGA leaders urge state to add safety measures to Route 1 bike lanes
College Park City Council members and Student Government Association legislators said protected bike lanes will increase cyclist and pedestrian safety.
UMD students react to Donald Trump’s 2024 US presidential election victory
Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and will become the first United States president to serve non-consecutive terms in more than a century.
UMD continues partnership with Special Olympics for intramural sports program
The Unified Sports program pairs students and their peers with disabilities to compete together on intramural sports teams.
Acclaimed Russian author discusses literary career, war in Ukraine at UMD event
Maxim Osipov, this year’s Maya Brin Resident, left Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
UMD students, community members discuss connection between art and democracy
Andrew Zitcer, one of the speakers, said the event allowed students to see that change can be made through art and that there is no limit as to how an impact can be made.
UMD SGA passes resolution calling on divestment from fossil fuel industry
The resolution calls on the University System of Maryland, the university system foundation and the UMCP foundation to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
UMD SGA fails to advance resolution calling on divestment from defense companies
Legislators listened to an hour of student testimony about the resolution before evaluating whether to uphold or overturn an unfavorable committee report.