Ira Berlin, UMD history professor and world-renowned expert on slavery, dies at 77
He also led the effort to erect a statue of Frederick Douglass on campus.
Maryland Sen. Cardin proposes bill establishing fund for prospective public servants
The bill will provide “a workforce that is more diverse and more reflective of our country.”
Some UMD students may have to live in dorm lounges again this year
“It never really felt like home,” said one student who had to do so a few years back.
Capital Bikeshare opens location near Whole Foods in Riverdale Park
The city is aiming for more locations, including near The Hotel.
DOTS gave UMD students 4 days to move out after closing Mowatt Lane garage
The garage will be renovated this summer.
College Park wants to be a top-20 college town. Here’s how close it is to getting there.
The Diamondback takes a closer look at the wide-reaching efforts to shape College Park into a top-20 college town by 2020.
The University of Maryland Golf Course will soon have a monarch butterfly garden
The milkweed garden was sponsored by a program called Monarchs in the Rough.
UMD community proposes DOTS funding solutions to revive Columbia bus route
Some have proposed a payroll deduction for 30 employee riders.
UMD’s graduate school interim dean will become its permanent dean
His position takes effect June 1.