A UMD petition to protect undocumented students has more than 600 signatures
The petition requests that university administration issue a “strong” statement reinforcing their support for immigrant rights.
College Park officials want to make the Trolley Trail intersection safer
Onlookers have seen cars and even Metro buses run the intersection’s pedestrian light.
Nearly 90 donations were made to Planned Parenthood of Maryland under Mike Pence’s name
It follows a nationwide trend where at least 46 thousand donations have been made out in the vice president-elect’s name.
Three University of Maryland parking garages will have solar canopies by late 2017
The canopies will be functional by December of 2017.
“History is whitewashed”: UMD members join Wallace Loh at new African American museum
100 students and 20 faculty members accompanied Loh to the National Museum of African American History and Culture — a trip that encouraged conversations about race.
Bernie Sanders, Shailene Woodley and UMD students joined a Dakota Access pipeline rally
More than 20 University of Maryland students took part in the march to the White House on Tuesday.
Donald Trump’s stances on the environment are “worrisome” for Maryland
The president-elect has said climate change is “a hoax invented by the Chinese.”
The SGA wants to make UMD a sanctuary campus to protect undocumented students
Other universities nationwide such as Harvard University and Princeton University have done the same following Donald Trump’s election.
Newly Republican-led states are more likely to adopt voter ID laws, UMD study finds
“Those who come newly to power are more interested in trying to preserve power,” government and politics professor Michael Hanmer said.