UMD union workers rally for $15 minimum wage, pandemic hazard pay Employees have been fighting for these measures, among others, for months. Shifra Dayak August 6, 2021
Prince George’s County to reinstate indoor mask mandate The mask requirement, effective Sunday, comes as cases climb in the county and nationwide. Anaya Truss-Williams August 5, 2021
UMD cancels fall study abroad programs in Ireland The university canceled fall study abroad programs in the United Kingdom and Spain last week. Shreya Vuttaluru August 4, 2021
UMD alumna Katie Bedingfield remembered for kindness, devotion to community Bedingfield died on July 10 after battling a brain tumor for three years. Shifra Dayak August 4, 2021
Prince George’s County now an area with ‘substantial’ COVID transmission, CDC says The update in status comes as COVID cases rise in the county. Christine Zhu August 2, 2021
UMPD to seek community input for voluntary accreditation assessment The assessment will take place between Aug. 9 and Aug. 11. Nataraj Shivaprasad August 2, 2021
UMD will make no changes to mask guidance at this time The announcement follows the CDC's latest guidance on masks. Christine Zhu July 30, 2021
UMD cancels fall study abroad programs in Spain, United Kingdom The announcement comes after the U.S. issued a "Do Not Travel" advisory for the U.K. due to COVID-19. Amanda Hernández July 29, 2021
‘Underpaid and left behind’: UMD bus drivers protest for better working conditions More than 50 people gathered to protest for better maintenance of buses and hazard pay for DOTS employees. Shifra Dayak July 29, 2021
Latino tenants in Langley Park sue landlord over alleged unsanitary, hazardous conditions “The disparities in maintenance and capital investment between Arbor’s properties cannot be explained by non-racial factors,” the lawsuit reads. Amanda Hernández July 28, 2021