Federal judge bars Biden administration from approving new DACA applications
The order does not affect current beneficiaries of the program.
US Education Department extends Title IX protections to transgender students
The department justified the decision by referring to a Supreme Court case that ruled it is impossible to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity without discriminating against that person based on sex.
Rick Court, ex-Terps trainer who allegedly abused players, hired at Michigan high school
The former trainer, who was found to foster a humiliating environment, will be subject to sensitivity training and a "60 working day probationary period" as part of his new job.
UMD health equity center to be part of White House COVID-19 vaccine initiative
The Black Coalition Against COVID and SheaMoisture are also collaborating on the project.
Undocumented, international students will be eligible for federal emergency pandemic aid
The measure reverses the Trump administration's policy.
‘A feeling of helplessness’: As COVID-19 ravages India, UMD students worry for loved ones
With few vaccines, India has suffered 200,000 deaths and counting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Derek Chauvin’s conviction, community members talk police reform versus abolition
“We have to totally deconstruct what we see right now in terms of American policing."
As mass shootings rise, UMD community members fight for stricter gun laws
There have been more than 100 mass shootings in the U.S. this year.
National Panhellenic Conference opts out of holding a vote on allowing nonbinary members
Some Panhellenic Association chapters at this university allow nonbinary students to join.
Miles from Ethiopia, UMD community members worry for their families amid Tigray crisis
"If my parents hadn’t fled Tigray because of the last war, I could have been there right now."