“It’s an honor to vote”: DACA status student UMD student speaks during immigration panel
Panelists discussed labor unions, corporate outsourcing and U.S. foreign policy through the lens of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
UMD to break ground on new dorms and dining hall at the end of the spring semester
The dorms will go on the Varsity Practice Fields and the south side of La Plata Beach.
More UMD professors are improving their websites for students with disabilities
A new policy from the spring set accessibility standards for new websites.
After Hurricane Matthew’s devastation, UMD students raise money for victims in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti as a Category 4 hurricane on Oct. 4 and killed about 1,000 people.
Former diversity officer Roger Worthington criticizes UMD leadership at open meeting
Worthington, who resigned this summer, said he didn’t have enough support from higher-ups.
American Indian Student Union holds Indigenous People’s Day celebration at UMD
Elders from the Amazon Wauja community were invited to share stories about their native culture.
68 percent of tenured or tenure-track faculty are white. UMD Senate aims to change that.
The University Senate supported a report with guidelines for a postdoc program and a senior faculty diversity initiative.
A $12.5 million program aims to prevent drunk and distracted driving in Maryland
The University of Maryland and the Prince George’s County police departments were among the groups to receive funding.
UMD alum Gerald Fischman’s memorial service is set for Sunday
The service will begin at 1 p.m. at the Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney.
UMD hires sports medicine consulting group to investigate Jordan McNair’s death
The investigation will begin by the end of the week.