Here’s how the GOP tax bill in Congress could affect UMD students
The final bill could tax students’ tuition waivers and interest payments on student loans.
3 Maryland Democrats urge Rep. John Conyers to resign over sexual misconduct allegations
Conyers’ attorney told reporters the congressman “is not going to be pressured” by anyone to resign.
UMD President Wallace Loh says GOP tax reform bill will harm higher education
Graduate students at this university have protested the bill.
UMD graduate students join nationwide rally and teach-in to protest federal tax proposal
About 100 people attended the Teach-In to Save Grad Ed on McKeldin Mall.
A Maryland federal judge halts Trump’s transgender military ban
Trump announced his proposal in July via a series of tweets.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin introduces law to protect journalists from revealing sources
An identical version of the bill passed the House in 2007, but did not pass the Senate.
UMD files affidavit in federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s latest travel ban
The affidavit was filed in a Maryland district court case against the ban’s third version.
200 UMD graduate students protest tax reform bill that could make tuition waivers taxable
The bill passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Some UMD graduate students worry tax reform will increase their debt
The tax reform bill would make tuition waivers part of taxable income.
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.