UMD to hold in-person commencement, allow guests There will be two separate commencement ceremonies on May 21. Amanda Hernández April 14, 2021
College Park to give $10k in legal funds to Greenbelt in push to oppose maglev project The proposed project would build a 40-mile high-speed rail between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Shifra Dayak April 14, 2021
Entrepreneurs featured on ‘Shark Tank’ talk marketing at panel hosted by UMD organization The panel was a part of a speaker series held by the American Marketing Association at this university. Freelance Reporter April 14, 2021
MGA passes state bill that would add student oversight to fee allocation at USM schools “This is an incredible step towards showing that we can take action, we can make ourselves involved,” Ben Baitman said. Clara Niel April 14, 2021
Maryland health department pauses all Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations Out of 6.8 million vaccinations, six reported a “rare and severe” blood clot. Madison Peek April 13, 2021
Here’s a breakdown of the latest curriculum additions to UMD’s University Honors program The University Honors program launched four new thematic clusters this year. Khushboo Rathore April 12, 2021
UMD to offer some in-person study abroad for the first time since spring 2020 Maryland Semester programs will be offered in Denmark, Italy, Spain and Sweden. Anaya Truss-Williams April 12, 2021
“We have to adapt”: A look inside an online ESOL classroom in Prince George’s County As some shift to hybrid learning, an ESOL class at Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School is slowly returning to normal. Clara Longo de Freitas April 12, 2021
College Park City Council plans to redesign bike lanes to make cycling safer The project, which has been in the works since 2018, will span part of Rhode Island Avenue. Shifra Dayak April 12, 2021
UMD Iranian Student Foundation holds socially distant Persian New Year celebration About 50 people were able to attend the event. Freelance Reporter April 12, 2021