“We’re going to be the future”: UMD students take to DC in nationwide March for Our Lives
Organizers estimated about 800,000 protesters took part in the D.C. march.
University System of Maryland gives Chancellor Bob Caret a raise in a closed meeting
USM’s governing board could have violated Maryland’s Open Meetings Act in decision.
UMD student reports racial slurs on dry erase board in Cumberland Hall
A student reported that racial slurs against black people were written on a dry erase board, police said.
Laverne Cox visits UMD, addresses transgender experience
About 200 people packed into Memorial Chapel to hear the “Orange Is the New Black” star speak.
Police identify juvenile connected to more than 30 bike thefts
The juvenile is responsible for more than 80 percent of reported bike thefts this semester.
Varsity residents face flooding, lack water due to leak
The leak began on Wednesday afternoon, and led to flooding and water being shut off for some residents.
UMD student receives Fulbright award, will conduct research in Netherlands
He will leave for the Netherlands in August to conduct Alzheimer’s disease research.
Former UMD student gets no prison time in manslaughter sentencing
He will get three years of probation instead.
UMD graduate students snag EPA Challenge win
The design proposes putting rain gardens around Lot 11b to collect polluted stormwater runoff.
FY 2017 Maryland state budget caps tuition increases at 2 percent
The budget provides for a surplus of more than $400 million and a rainy day fund of more than $1 billion.