Purple Line, new basketball center among current campus construction projects
Campus Drive has been a site of constant construction and walking detours in preparation for the Purple Line since the beginning of this year.
UMD graduate student group continues fight for collective bargaining rights
The group, formerly known as Fearless Student Employees, is continuing a yearslong effort that would allow them to negotiate wages, hours and other conditions.
PGCPS’ bus driver shortage leaves some students stranded at bus stops
PGCPS parents have also complained about the lack of communication from the PGCPS department of transportation.
College Park City Council delays decision on controversial urban renewal policy
College Park has only ever used urban renewal in Lakeland — a historically African American neighborhood in the city — in 1970.
University Senate approves undergraduate global health degree, debates exam policies
The new major is a collaboration between this university’s public health school and several other departments.
New Maryland law expands composting on campus and beyond
The law aims to prevent waste before it occurs, feed people and animals, recycle non-edible food waste and reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from landfills.
UMD students explore offerings at new North Campus Market
The market was announced in fall 2022 and features a café and grill.
New LGBTQ+ Equity Center director to focus on fostering community
Oliveira began the position this summer after the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion office conducted a yearlong search for a new director. The center’s former acting director, Shige Sakurai, resigned in 2022.
Here’s what the College Park City Council did this summer
College Park's mayor and city council member election will be November 5, city officials announced in July.
Local leaders celebrate ‘first of its kind’ drone developed by UMD students
The drone's creators showcased its capabilities in a live demonstration Wednesday.