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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD officials file motion to dismiss complaint in $5 million sexual assault lawsuit An expelled student claims this university violated his due process rights. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
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. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
University System of Maryland is not free of segregation, lawsuit says The decade-old lawsuit returned to court in Baltimore on Monday. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD is facing a 2,000-space parking loss. This project is looking for alternatives. Campus construction continues to eliminate parking spaces, but DOTS Director David Allen says a new garage would cost $100 million. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
umd-trans-community-lgbtq-trump The proposal calls for defining gender as a scientific binary determined at birth. Jillian Atelsek December 31, 0999