Students, faculty reflect on changes to diversity general education requirements
Under the changes, the diversity general education categories will be renamed and some coursework will pay more explicit attention to racism.
Community members voice support for USenate excused mental health absences bill
The university's SGA president vetoed a piece of legislation supporting the SGA bill last month.
UMD research finds mental health help, parenting intervention abates generational trauma
Trauma intervention for children should be approached in a holistic way.
After a decade, bill for paid family and medical leave passes in Maryland General Assembly
Employees would need to work at least 680 hours in the prior year to qualify for the benefits.
UMD will no longer host winter commencement, effective next semester
Students who graduate in the winter will be invited back to the campus to attend the spring commencement ceremony.
SGA supports initiative that accelerates UMD’s decarbonization goal from 2050 to 2035
Part of the plan would renew the Combined Heat and Power Plant on Route 1 to make it more environmentally friendly.
UMD student affairs VP Patty Perillo, RHA discuss optional mask policy for fall 2022
Perillo said she hopes that the university is “a totally different place” with the pandemic in the fall.
UMPD chief asks College Park City Council for surveillance camera funding
Some council members voiced concerns that UMPD had not shown enough data to warrant live monitoring of surveillance cameras.
Maryland General Assembly passes bill expanding abortion care access
Republicans proposed several amendments to the bill, including one that would have provided mental health protections to Marylanders who receive an abortion.
Maryland lawmakers pass bill to ban ghost guns
The bill would ban the sale of ghost guns in the state beginning June 1 whereas possession would become illegal on March 1, 2023.