Before he became the first man to orbit Earth, John Glenn was a UMD student
Glenn attended the University of Maryland from 1956 to 1959.
“I’m still fighting”: Third Women’s March pushes for change, civil rights amid controversy
Following reports of anti-Semitic comments from the march's board, the event saw lower turnout.
“Such a good place to make noise”: UMD students react to Kavanaugh hearings
A UMD student said she was arrested protesting Kavanaugh’s nomination.
U.S. bill aims to hold college presidents accountable for sexual misconduct investigations
Presidents would have to certify they didn’t interfere in any cases.
A Maryland federal judge halts Trump’s transgender military ban
Trump announced his proposal in July via a series of tweets.
Michael Brown’s death sparks Twitter archiving project
The university’s Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities will work on a Web application to sort through and amass tweets for scholarly use.
President Loh speaks out against “supremacist ideology” of Charlottesville protesters
Loh affirmed his commitment to the “values of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect” after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia Saturday.
Some Maryland HBCU presidents are concerned Trump’s executive order doesn’t set aside funds
There are four historically black colleges and universities in Maryland.
“We will fight it”: Maryland politicians lambaste Donald Trump’s immigration ban
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was one of many politicians to voice their concerns.