Two UMD professors’ research on rising temperatures was featured in U.S. climate report
The professors’ work was featured in a report released by the Trump adminstration.
Trump nominates Robert Hur as Maryland’s next U.S. attorney
Hur served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland from 2007 to 2014.
Maryland federal judge rules against Trump’s newest travel ban
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang called the latest ban an “inextricable re-animation of the twice-enjoined Muslim ban.”
Immigration advocacy group CASA de Maryland sues Trump administration over DACA
The announcement coincides with the last day those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals can reapply.
Betsy DeVos rescinds Obama-era guidelines for investigating campus sexual assault
Under the new guidelines, colleges can use a higher standard of evidence in evaluating sexual assault cases.
Maryland Gov. Hogan rejects latest health care bill to replace Obamacare
If the bill passed, Maryland could lose $13 billion from federal funding over the next ten years, according to a report.
US Rep. Anthony Brown pushes to remove Robert E. Lee statue in Antietam
The Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act would require a plan for the statue’s removal within 90 days of the legislation’s enactment.
U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown introduces bill to provide 2 free years of community college
If passed, the act would provide two years of community college for free and an affordable pathway for low-income students to a four-year college degree.
UMD students and faculty are coming together to help Hurricane Harvey victims
A manager from the Do Good Institute and CIVICUS students have organized fundraisers and a supply drive.
Betsy DeVos announces she plans to make changes to Title IX
The education secretary said Thursday she intends to revoke the Obama administration’s guidelines for Title IX.