SGA candidates take part in election debate hours after Unity Party withdraws
The One Party and unaffiliated challenger Chris Boretti participated in the debate in Reckord Armory Thursday night.
UMD SGA wants University Police to increase their interaction with students and faculty
The plan encourages police to expand patrol of officers, further advertise the Ride Along/Walk Along Program and host more events.
Prince George’s County cities are taking action to protect undocumented immigrants
The push comes after President Trump’s calls for a federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
PRWeek named a UMD senior its Student of the Year
PRWeek’s competition prompted students to create a campaign launching a spokesfigure for the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA.
A UMD Naval ROTC member ranked as one of the best among U.S. seniors in her field
She’ll be headed to Japan this summer.
White nationalist group listed on UMD fliers calls colleges “domain of our Jewish enemies”
University President Wallace Loh denounced the fliers’ language as “an affront to who we are, and what we stand for, as the State’s flagship university.”
UMD’s provost urged faculty to hold all classes despite “A Day Without a Woman”
Prince George’s County schools closed due to the protest.
UMD is one of the top producers of Fulbright students in the country
For the 2016-17 academic year, 15 of this university’s Fulbright applicants received and accepted a grant.
University of Maryland students and faculty are calling for an indigenous studies minor
“For native students, [the minor] offers them a chance to learn more about themselves,” one professor said.
Students continue pushing UMD to divest from Maryland Correctional Enterprises
About 40 people came to a town hall hosted by the Prison Resistance Project and the University of Maryland’s NAACP chapter.