UMD’s Graduate Council continues to push for better student-advisor relations
The graduate school hopes to have clear outlines for teaching assistants developed by the end of this academic year.
Gov. Larry Hogan announces more than $18 million in budget cuts to USM
USM Chancellor Robert Caret has empasized that no one will be laid off from their positions.
A UMD student group hosted a rally to discuss freedom of speech on the campus
The rally was hosted by the College Park Students for Liberty.
It took almost a year, but all of UMD’s handicap-accessible entrance markers are back
UMD removed 47 of the 57 markers last fall.
Baltimore State’s Attorney calls for unity among African Americans at UMD NAACP event
Panelists discussed black activism and the Freddie Gray’s death among other things.
A USM doctor is working with a lab to test the potency of medical marijuana
The state of Maryland is expected to begin selling medical marijuana near summer 2017.
Some University of Maryland students are seeking more diversity-focused classes
Kumea Shorter-Gooden, chief diversity officer, acknowledged that there is room for improvement.
STEM buildings are inhibiting learning, students say
Several buildings need “comprehensive modernization,” according to Facilities Management rankings.
Plant canopies around UMD’s campus offer natural protection from the sun
At least six “living umbrellas” have been placed around the campus.
UMD’s computer science major will become a Limited Enrollment Program in fall 2019
The major joins engineering, business and others as an LEP.