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.
UMD SGA passes a resolution urging administrators to declare this university a sanctuary campus
The resolution vote was nearly unanimous, with only one dissenting vote.
Oakland Hall residents were evacuated after a sprinkler leak and fire alarm
Residents of Oakland Hall were evacuated at about 1:45 a.m. Thursday morning due to a sprinkler leakage and fire alarm.
UMD officials file motion to dismiss complaint in $5 million sexual assault lawsuit
An expelled student claims this university violated his due process rights.
A UMD student was detained in Dulles Airport because of Trump’s immigration ban
Aida Mohammadi, who has a green card, was returning from visiting relatives in Turkey.
President Trump’s plan to defund two endowments threatens UMD arts and humanities funding
The endowments have granted this university about $2.5 million for research, performances and projects since 2010.
University System of Maryland is not free of segregation, lawsuit says
The decade-old lawsuit returned to court in Baltimore on Monday.