A UMD business incubator is recruiting students with “entrepreneurial spirit”
By their count, Startup Shell has helped over 300 students start businesses since 2012.
First finalist for UMD’s diversity and inclusion VP addresses students, faculty
Enobong Hannah Branch currently serves as the chief diversity officer at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
UMD honors late journalist’s work for civil rights movement for Black History Month
Anne Farris Rosen, an adjunct journalism professor at UMD, co-wrote a book with her father John Herbers on his coverage of the civil rights movement
After six months without a permanent Title IX director, UMD announces office’s new leader
Grace Karmiol, the former Title IX director at Widener University, will take the same position at UMD.
College Park will pay UMD $80,000 a year to rent temporary office space
The move will likely begin in August or September.
Maryland delegate apologizes for using n-word to describe Prince George’s County district
Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford) was heard referring to part of Prince George’s County as a “n----- district.”
This Maryland bill would budget for the state to pay students’ Title IX legal fees
The legislation would mandate adding $500,000 to the budget to cover costs.
UMD tech lecture highlights use of VR in medicine and e-commerce
“Being able to unlock the tech can provide exponential growth in so many areas."
After student outcry, SPH moved its commencement to Xfinity Center
A student-created petition gained over 1,000 signatures in 3 days.