PGCPS faces uncertainty with 2026 proposed budget
The school system proposed a budget of $2.9 billion to the Prince George’s County Council education and workforce development committee on Monday.
Prince George’s County Council votes to raise telecommunications services tax
The telecommunications tax bill passage comes amid a $171 million shortfall in the county’s 2025 fiscal year operating budget.
UMD community members celebrate Southwest Asian, North African heritage at gala
The gala was hosted by the University of Maryland’s Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy group.
UMD SGA election sees highest number of voters since 2020
Voter turnout in this year’s University of Maryland SGA election increased by about 167 percent from last year, according to a Diamondback analysis.
UMD students express hope, fear after SGA divestment referendum passed
The referendum called on the Student Government Association to begin lobbying the University System of Maryland Foundation and the University of Maryland College Park Foundation to divest from certain military and defense companies.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces launch of Capital Quantum Benchmarking Hub at UMD
The announcement, made in this university’s Discovery District, comes after Moore launched the $1 billion “Capital of Quantum” initiative in January.
7 UMD international student visas restored after Trump reversal
The change comes after the Trump administration reversed the termination of legal status for international students across the U.S. on Friday.
Prince George’s County Council members rally for wrongly deported Maryland man’s release
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials detained Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia on March 12 and later deported him to El Salvador.
University Senate votes in favor of amended UMD bereavement policy
The proposal would redefine bereavement as the period of mourning after “someone close to the student” dies, and list it as an acceptable justification for an excused absence.
Trump administration reverses termination of international students’ legal statuses
As of a campus wide email on Friday, five individuals at the University of Maryland are impacted by revoked visas.