UMD GSG chooses vice presidents to lead body with recently elected President Dan Laffin
Laffin will be assuming the office of current GSG President Annie Rappeport.
UMD students and alumni petition for reform of policing on campus
Thousands have signed onto petitions calling for, among other demands, increased funding for mental health personnel.
Incoming President Pines emphasizes solidarity amid COVID-19 and anti-racism protests
Pines will take over as president on July 1.
UMD renames administration building to honor Thomas V. “Mike” Miller
Miller played a critical role in garnering state support for several initiatives at this university.
UMD to host First Look Fair virtually this fall
In years past, the First Look Fair gathered more than 700 student groups on McKeldin Mall.
In Silver Spring, hundreds marched for Black Lives in a protest powered by UMD alumni
About 200 people gathered in front of the city’s Civic Center to show solidarity with the Black community.
Pride Month and the Black Lives Matter movement unite at College Park demonstration
The procession traveled from College Park to Largo.
Maryland athletics reports no positive tests in first round of coronavirus screening
Maryland tested 105 student-athletes in its original screening.
Black Terps Matter protest demands UMD action against institutional racism
The protest was designed to raise awareness of the university’s own pitfalls with addressing racism.
Black business owners say they’ve received support amid nationwide movements
Some Black-owned businesses have reciprocated the support by participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations.