Category: World

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen introduces legislation to force Trump to obey court orders

The legislation would force the Trump administration to report how it’s complying with court orders related to U.S. citizens or residents wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

Katharine Wilson
May 2, 2025

Survivor of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack shares story, coping efforts at UMD talk

Sagi Gabay detailed his firsthand experiences from the attack and how he's attempted to process the events since.

Oliver Mack
December 5, 2024

‘My family back home is struggling’: UMD community grieves Palestinians killed in Gaza

The rising death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have left many university community members grieving.

Diamondback Staff
November 20, 2024

UMD student, fencer Noah Hanssen discusses ‘surreal’ experience at 2024 Paralympics

The 24-year-old public policy graduate student competed as a parafencer in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Oliver Mack
September 13, 2024

‘My heart is broken’: UMD community members respond to earthquake in Morocco

The earthquake, which struck close to Marrakech, Morocco with a magnitude of at least 6.8, injured more than 2,500 people.

Natalie Weger
September 14, 2023

UMD student hopes to win award at international thesis competition

This university has been a member of Universitas 21, a group of universities from around the globe aiming to exchange knowledge internationally, since 2013.